32 Bible Verses about Fathers
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A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Furthermore, we had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
"Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise:
Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
My son, listen to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching:
The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad, even mine: yes, my heart will rejoice, when your lips speak what is right.
Your sons will take the place of your fathers. You shall make them princes in all the earth.
Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying: Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'Return now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings;' but they did not hear, nor listen to me, says the LORD.
Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
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Fathers » Duties of » Instruction of children
So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Only take heed to yourself, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes saw, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; but make them known to your children and your children's children;
and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
You shall teach them your children, talking of them, when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
Fathers » Duties of » The correction of children
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death.
Do not withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die.
One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.
Fathers » Duties of » To teach
and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
When your son asks you in time to come, saying, "What do the testimonies, the statutes, and the ordinances, which the LORD our God has commanded you mean?"
then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place;
Fathers » Duties of » To train
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do this day. The father shall make known your truth to the children.
Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches. Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift up your hands toward him for the life of your young children, that faint for hunger at the head of every street.
Fathers » Duties of » To nurture
And fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they won't be discouraged.
Fathers » Duties of » To control
one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Fathers » Duties of » To provide for
Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not what is yours, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Fathers » Good Fathers » Isaac blesses his son
His father Isaac said to him, "Come near now, and kiss me, my son." He came near, and kissed him. He smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him, and said, "Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed.
Fathers » Good Fathers » David gives Godly advice to his son, solomon
Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he commanded Solomon his son, saying, "I am going the way of all the earth. You be strong therefore, and show yourself a man; and keep the instruction of the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do, and wherever you turn yourself. read more.
That the LORD may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, 'If your children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you,' he said, 'a man on the throne of Israel.'
Fathers » Good Fathers » Abraham exerts a spiritual influence upon his family
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the LORD may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."
Fathers » Good Fathers » Jacob commands his household to put away idols
Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, change your garments.
Fathers » Good Fathers » Manoah prays for instruction in regard to his coming child
Then Manoah pleaded with the LORD, and said, "Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you did send come again to us, and teach us what we shall do to the child who shall be born."
Fathers » Good Fathers » Cornelius, the head of a religious household
a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.
Fathers » Good Fathers » Zacharias, the Godly father of john the baptist
His father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
Fathers » Duties of » To love
that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
Fathers » God
Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and to the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that you may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, gives you.
Moses said to God, "Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you;' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' What should I tell them?"
The LORD, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you.
Joshua said to the children of Israel, "How long will you neglect to go in to possess the land, which the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?
But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria, and said to them, "Behold, because the LORD, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand, and you have slain them in a rage which has reached up to heaven.
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » David
The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom." All the people heard when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom.
David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the ground.
King David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » jacob
All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning." His father wept for him.
He said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."
Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive."
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » Jairus
and pleaded with him repeatedly, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Please come and lay your hands on her, that she may be made healthy, and live."
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » Laban
and did not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now have you done foolishly.
Fathers » Examples of fathers' love » Father of the prodigal
"He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Love » Fathers » David
The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom." All the people heard when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom.
David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the ground.
King David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.
Love » Fathers » jacob
All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning." His father wept for him.
He said, "My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol."
Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive."
Love » Fathers » Jairus
and pleaded with him repeatedly, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Please come and lay your hands on her, that she may be made healthy, and live."
Love » Fathers » Laban
and did not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Now have you done foolishly.
Love » Fathers » Father of the prodigal
"He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Parents » Fathers
Children's children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.
Topics on Fathers
Absent Fathers
Psalm 27:10When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.
Examples Of Fathers' Love
Psalm 103:13Like a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him.
Fathers And Daughters
Luke 12:53They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
Fathers And Sons
Proverbs 17:6Children's children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.
Fathers Birthday
Matthew 14:6But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.
Fathers In Laws
Exodus 3:1Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to God's mountain, to Horeb.
Fathers Love
1 John 3:1Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
Fathers Loving Care
Ephesians 6:4And fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Fathers Responsibilities
John 6:40This is the will of my Father who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."
Fathers Teaching
Proverbs 1:8My son, listen to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching:
Fathers, Examples Of
Genesis 18:19For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the LORD may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."
Fathers, Responsibilities Of
Psalm 103:13Like a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him.
Fathers, Sin Of The
Exodus 34:6-7The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,
God Of The Fathers
Acts 7:32'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob.' Moses trembled, and dared not look.
Sins Of The Fathers
Isaiah 43:27Your first father sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.
Spiritual Fathers
1 Corinthians 4:15For though you have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, I became your father through the Good News.
The Joy Of Fathers
Proverbs 23:24The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.