'Father' in the Bible

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.

Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

For, a son I have been to my father -- tender, And an only one before my mother.

Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son is an affliction to his mother.

A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke.

A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

A provocation to his father is a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.

A calamity to his father is a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Whoso is spoiling a father causeth a mother to flee, A son causing shame, and bringing confusion.

Whoso is vilifying his father and his mother, Extinguished is his lamp in blackness of darkness.

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.

Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.

Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better is a near neighbour than a brother afar off.

Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.

Whoso is robbing his father, or his mother, And is saying, 'It is not transgression,' A companion he is to a destroyer.

A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.

A generation is, that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.

An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.