Ephesians 6:4

New English Translation

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 18:19

I have chosen him so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. Then the Lord will give to Abraham what he promised him.”

1 Chronicles 28:20

David said to his son Solomon: “Be strong and brave! Do it! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! For the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not leave you or abandon you before all the work for the service of the Lord’s temple is finished.

1 Chronicles 29:19

Make my son Solomon willing to obey your commands, rules, and regulations, and to complete building the palace for which I have made preparations.”

Proverbs 19:18

Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death.

Proverbs 22:15

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

Proverbs 22:6

Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

Proverbs 29:15

A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

Proverbs 29:17

Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.

Isaiah 38:19

The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks, as I do today. A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.

Ephesians 6:3

“that it may go well with you and that you will live a long time on the earth.”

Deuteronomy 4:9

Again, however, pay very careful attention, lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.

Deuteronomy 6:7

and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.

Colossians 3:21

Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become disheartened.

2 Timothy 1:5

I recall your sincere faith that was alive first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am sure is in you.

2 Timothy 3:15

and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Joshua 24:15

If you have no desire to worship the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the Lord!”

Judges 13:12

Manoah said, “Now, when your announcement comes true, how should the child be raised and what should he do?”