Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Holman Bible
Fathers, don’t stir up anger
International Standard Version
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up by training and instructing them about the Lord.
A Conservative Version
And ye fathers, do not exasperate your children, but rear them in the training and admonition of Lord.
American Standard Version
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.
Amplified
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger [do not exasperate them to the point of resentment with demands that are trivial or unreasonable or humiliating or abusive; nor by showing favoritism or indifference to any of them], but bring them up [tenderly, with lovingkindness] in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
An Understandable Version
And you fathers [Note: This word probably includes both parents], do not stir up your children to become angry, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Anderson New Testament
And you fathers, do not provoke your children to anger: but bring them up in the instruction and discipline of the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.
Common New Testament
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and you fathers don't exasperate your children: but instruct them in the discipline and institution of the Lord.
Darby Translation
And ye fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.
Godbey New Testament
And fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Goodspeed New Testament
You fathers, too, must not irritate your children, but you must bring them up with Christian training and instruction.
John Wesley New Testament
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, but bring them up in the instruction and discipline of the Lord.
Julia Smith Translation
And, fathers, be not angry with your children: but bring them up in the instruction and reminding of the Lord.
King James 2000
And, you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And fathers, do not make your children angry, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Modern King James verseion
And fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And ye fathers, move not your children to wrath: but bring them up with the nurture and information of the Lord.
Moffatt New Testament
As for you fathers, do not exasperate your children, but bring them up in the discipline and on the admonitions of the Lord.
Montgomery New Testament
And you fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up in the nature and admonition of the Lord.
NET Bible
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
And fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Noyes New Testament
And, ye fathers, stir not up the anger of your children, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Sawyer New Testament
And, fathers, provoke not your children, but bring them up in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.
The Emphasized Bible
And ye fathers, be not provoking your children to anger, but be nourishing them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And, ye fathers, exasperate not your children: but educate them in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up with Christian discipline and instruction.
Webster
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Weymouth New Testament
And you, fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up tenderly with true Christian training and advice.
Williams New Testament
You parents, too, must stop exasperating your children, but continue to bring them up with the sort of education and counsel the Lord approves.
World English Bible
You fathers, don't provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Worrell New Testament
And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.
Worsley New Testament
And ye fathers, do not exasperate your children: but educate them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.
Themes
Anger » Children should not be provoked to
Children » Should be » Judiciously trained
Children » Parents, duty to » To nurture
Christian conduct » Fulfilling domestic duties
Duty » Masters' » Of admonition
Fathers » Duties of » To nurture
Home » special duties of parents » To nurture
Parents » Their duty to their children is » Not to provoke them
Parents » What fathers should not do
Parents » Their duty to their children is » To train them up for God
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Prayers for Ephesians 6:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Children And Parents
3
that it may be well with thee, and thou may live long on the earth.
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Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:7
and thou shalt repeat them diligently unto thy sons and shalt talk of them being in thy house and walking by the way, lying down in bed, and rising up;
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Colossians 3:21
Fathers, provoke not your children lest they become disheartened.
Proverbs 19:18
Chasten thy son while there is hope, but do not stir up thy soul to destroy him.
Genesis 18:19
For I know him, that he will command his sons and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and judgment, that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.
Deuteronomy 4:9
Therefore, take heed to thyself and keep thy soul diligently lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life, but teach them to thy sons and thy sons' sons.
Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself shall bring his mother to shame.
Proverbs 29:17
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Proverbs 23:13-14
Do not withhold correction from the child; for if thou shall beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
2 Timothy 3:15
and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto saving health by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Exodus 12:26-27
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What do you mean by this service?
Deuteronomy 6:20-24
And when tomorrow thy son asks thee, saying, What are the testimonies and the statutes and the rights, which the LORD our God has commanded you?
Joshua 4:6-7
that this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What do these stones mean unto you?
Joshua 24:15
And if it seems evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the river or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
1 Chronicles 22:10-13
He shall build a house for my name, and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
1 Chronicles 28:9-10
And thou, Solomon, my son, know thou the God of thy father and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
1 Chronicles 28:20
And David said to Solomon, his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it; fear not, nor be dismayed, for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work of the service of the house of the LORD.
Psalm 71:17-18
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth and until now; I shall manifest thy wondrous works.
Proverbs 4:1-4
Hearken, ye sons, unto the chastening of the father, and pay attention that ye might know understanding.
Isaiah 38:19
He who lives, he who lives, even he shall confess thee, as I do this day; the father to the sons shall make known thy truth.
Hebrews 12:7-10
If ye endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father does not chasten?
Genesis 31:14-15
And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?
Exodus 13:14-15
And it shall be when thy son asks thee in time to come, saying, What is this? Thou shalt say unto him, With a strong hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, from the house of slavery;
Deuteronomy 11:19-21
And ye shall teach them to your children that ye may think of them sitting in thy house and walking by the way, lying down in bed, and rising up.
Joshua 4:21-24
And he spoke unto the sons of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What do these stones mean unto you?
1 Samuel 20:30-34
Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do I not know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion and unto the confusion of thy mother's shame?
1 Chronicles 29:19
Likewise, give unto Solomon, my son, a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for which I have made provision.
Psalm 78:4-7
We will not hide them from their sons, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD and his strength and his wonderful works that he has done.
2 Timothy 1:5
when I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in thee also.