32 Bible Verses about Fathers

So when they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He said unto him, Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said unto him, Feed my lambs.

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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.

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;

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.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child, but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, but do not stir up thy soul to destroy him.

Do not withhold correction from the child; for if thou shall beat him with the rod, he shall not die.

He that cuts short chastening hates his son, but he that loves him chastens him early.

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;

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?

then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him and bring him out unto the elders of his city and unto the gate of his place;

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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.

Koph Arise, cry out in the night; in the beginning of the watches; pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord; lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children that faint for hunger in the top of every street.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath, but bring them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.

Fathers, provoke not your children lest they become disheartened.

one that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all integrity;

Let the deacons be the husbands of only one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you, for I seek not your things, but you; for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now and kiss me, my son. And he came near and kissed him, and he smelled the smell of his clothing and blessed him and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed.

Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he charged Solomon, his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth; be thou strong therefore and show thyself a man. Keep the charge of the LORD thy God, walking in his ways, keeping his statutes and his commandments and his rights and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou may have understanding in all that thou doest and in everything that thou dost undertake, read more.
that the LORD may confirm the word which he spoke concerning me, saying, If thy sons take heed to their way, walking before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

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.

Then Jacob said unto his household and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you and be clean and change your garments:

Then Manoah prayed unto the LORD and said, O my Lord, let the man of God whom thou didst send come again unto us and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.

a devout man and one that feared God with all his house, who gave many alms to the people and prayed to God always.

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,

that they may teach the young women to be prudent, to love their husbands, to love their children,

Now, therefore, hear, O Israel, the statutes and the rights which I teach you, for in doing them ye shall live and go in and inherit the land which the LORD God of your fathers gives you.

And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the sons of Israel and say unto them, The God of your fathers has sent me unto you, and if they say to me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them?

Let the LORD God of your fathers add upon you a thousand times so many more as ye are and bless you, as he has promised!

And Joshua said unto the sons of Israel, How long shall ye be negligent to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers has given you?

But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out before the host that came to Samaria and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage. This reaches up unto heaven.

And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

David, therefore, besought God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night upon the earth.

And King David longed to see Absalom, for he was now comforted concerning Amnon, who was dead.

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; if some disaster should befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring my gray hairs with sorrow down to Sheol.

Then Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die since I have seen thy face because thou art yet alive.

And straightway the father of the child crying out with tears, said, Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief.

and besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lies at the point of death; come and lay thy hands on her that she may be saved, and she shall live.

And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

And he arose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

David, therefore, besought God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night upon the earth.

And King David longed to see Absalom, for he was now comforted concerning Amnon, who was dead.

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted, and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left; if some disaster should befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring my gray hairs with sorrow down to Sheol.

Then Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die since I have seen thy face because thou art yet alive.

And straightway the father of the child crying out with tears, said, Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief.

and besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lies at the point of death; come and lay thy hands on her that she may be saved, and she shall live.

And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? Thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.

And he arose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

Children's children are the crown of old men, and the honour of the children are their fathers.