32 Bible Verses about Fathers

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

Straiten to a youth upon the mouth of his way, also when he shall grow old he will not depart from it.

Only watch to thyself and watch thy soul greatly, lest thou. shalt forget the words which thine eyes saw, and lest they shall remove from thy heart all the days of thy life: and make them known to thy sons and to the sons of thy sons.

And sharpen them to thy sons, and speak in them in thy resting in thy house, and in thy going in the way, and in thy lying down and in thy rising up.

And teach them to your sons to speak in them in thy resting in thy house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up

Folly being bound in the heart of a youth; the rod of correction shall remove it far off from him.

Correct thy son when there is hope, and thy soul shall not lift up for his sighing.

Thou shalt not withhold instruction from youth: if thou shalt strike him with a rod he shall not die.

He withholding his rod hates his son: and he loving him, sought correction for him.

And sharpen them to thy sons, and speak in them in thy resting in thy house, and in thy going in the way, and in thy lying down and in thy rising up.

When thy son shall ask thee tomorrow, saying, What the testimonies and the laws and the judgments which Jehovah our God commanded you?

And his father and his mother laid hold on him and brought him to the old men of his city, and to the gate of his place;

Straiten to a youth upon the mouth of his way, also when he shall grow old he will not depart from it.

The living; the living, he shall praise thee, as from me this day the father to the sons shall make known for thy truth.

Arise, cry aloud in the night: at the head of the watches pour out thy heart as water before the face of Jehovah: lift up thy hands to him for the soul of thy young children fainting with hunger in the head of all the streets.

And, fathers, be not angry with your children: but bring them up in the instruction and reminding of the Lord.

Fathers, irritate not your children, lest they be discouraged.

Presiding well over his own house, having the children in subjection with all gravity;

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

Behold, I have prepared to come to you the third time; and I will not act with negligence to you: for I seek not your things, but you: for children ought not to treasure up for parents, but parents for children.

And Isaak his father will say to him, Come near, now, and kiss me, my son. And he will come near, and will kiss him: and he will smell the smell of his garment, and he will bless him, and he will say, See, the smell of my son as the smell of a field which Jehovah praised.

And the days of David will draw near to die; and he will command Solomon his son, saying, I go in the way of all the earth: and be thou strong, and be for a man; And watch the watches of Jehovah thy God, to go in his ways, to watch his laws, his commands and his judgments, and his testimonies, as written in the law of Moses, so that thou shalt consider all that thou shalt do and all Where thou shalt turn there: read more.
So that Jehovah shall raise up his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy sons shall watch their way to go before me in truth, with all their heart, and with all their soul, saying, There shall not be cut off to thee a man from the throne of Israel.

For I know him, for that he will command his sons and his house after him; and they watched the way of Jehovah to do justice and judgment, for Jehovah to bring upon Abraham what he spake to him.

And Jacob will say to his house, and to all which are with him, Put away the strange gods which are among you, and be cleansed and change your garments.

And Manoah will pray to Jehovah and will say, With leave, my Lord, a man of God which thou sentest will he come now yet to us, and he will teach us what we shall do to the boy being brought forth.

Religious, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many alms to the people, and praying God always.

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

That they render the young women discreet, to be lovers of the husband, lovers of the children,

And now Israel, hear to the laws and to the judgments which I am teaching you to do, so that ye shall live and go in and possess the land which Jehovah the God of your fathers gave to you.

And Moses will say to God, Behold me going to the sons of Israel, and I spake to them, The God of your fathers sent me to you; and they said to me, What his name? what shall I say to them?

Jehovah the God of your fathers will add to you as ye a thousand times, and he will bless you as he spake to you.

And Joshua will say to the sons of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land which Jehovah the God of your fathers gave to you?

And a prophet to Jehovah was there, Oded his name: and he will go forth before the army coming to Shomeron, and say to them, Behold, in the anger of Jehovah the God of your fathers upon Judah he gave them into your hand, and ye will slay among them in wrath reaching even to the heavens

And the king will command Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Gently for me to the boy, to Absalom. And all the people heard in the king's commanding all the chiefs for the word of Absalom.

And David will seek God for the boy, and fast a fast; and he came and passed the night and lay upon the earth.

And David the king was fixed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted for Amnon, for he died.

And all his sons and all his daughters, will rise up to comfort him; and he will refuse to be comforted; and will say, For I will go down to my son mourning to hadas; and his father will weep for him.

And he will say, My son shall not go down with you, for his brother died, and he alone was left: and harm meeting him in the way in which ye shall go, and ye bring down my old age with grief to hades.

And Israel will say to Joseph, Now will I die, after I saw thy face, because thou art yet living.

And quickly the child's father having cried out with tears, said, I believe, O Lord, help thou mine unbelief.

And he besought him much, saying, That my little daughter is at the last extremity: that, having come, thou Mightest put the hands upon her, so that she might be saved; and she shall live.

And didst not permit me to kiss my sons and to my daughters? now thou wert foolish doing it

And having risen, he came to his father. And yet being far off, his father saw him, and felt compassion, and having run, fell upon his neck, and kissed him.

And the king will command Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Gently for me to the boy, to Absalom. And all the people heard in the king's commanding all the chiefs for the word of Absalom.

And David will seek God for the boy, and fast a fast; and he came and passed the night and lay upon the earth.

And David the king was fixed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted for Amnon, for he died.

And all his sons and all his daughters, will rise up to comfort him; and he will refuse to be comforted; and will say, For I will go down to my son mourning to hadas; and his father will weep for him.

And he will say, My son shall not go down with you, for his brother died, and he alone was left: and harm meeting him in the way in which ye shall go, and ye bring down my old age with grief to hades.

And Israel will say to Joseph, Now will I die, after I saw thy face, because thou art yet living.

And quickly the child's father having cried out with tears, said, I believe, O Lord, help thou mine unbelief.

And he besought him much, saying, That my little daughter is at the last extremity: that, having come, thou Mightest put the hands upon her, so that she might be saved; and she shall live.

And didst not permit me to kiss my sons and to my daughters? now thou wert foolish doing it

And having risen, he came to his father. And yet being far off, his father saw him, and felt compassion, and having run, fell upon his neck, and kissed him.

The crown of old men, sons' sons: and the glory of sons their fathers.