Ephesians 6:4

New International Version

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 18:19

For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”

1 Chronicles 28:20

David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.

1 Chronicles 29:19

And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees and to do everything to build the palatial structure for which I have provided.”

Proverbs 19:18

Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death.

Proverbs 22:15

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

Proverbs 22:6

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

Proverbs 29:15

A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.

Proverbs 29:17

Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.

Isaiah 38:19

The living, the living—they praise you, as I am doing today; parents tell their children about your faithfulness.

Ephesians 6:3

“so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”

Deuteronomy 4:9

Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.

Deuteronomy 6:7

Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Colossians 3:21

Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

2 Timothy 1:5

I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.

2 Timothy 3:15

and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Joshua 24:15

But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Judges 13:12

So Manoah asked him, “When your words are fulfilled, what is to be the rule that governs the boy’s life and work?”