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Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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ASV

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

KJV

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

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΚαὶKaiAndG2532 →
οἱhoiyou who [are]G3588 →
πατέρες,pateresfathers,G3962 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
παροργίζετεparorgizetedo provokeG3949 →
τὰtatheG3588 →
τέκναteknachildrenG5043 →
ὑμῶν,humōnof you,G4771 →
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235 →
ἐκτρέφετεektrephetedo bring upG1625 →
αὐτὰautathemG846 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
παιδείᾳpaideia[the] disciplineG3809 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
νουθεσίᾳnouthesiaadmonitionG3559 →
κυρίου.¶kuriouof [the] Lord.G2962 →

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Colossians 3:21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.Proverbs 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.Proverbs 29:15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.Deuteronomy 6:7And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.Proverbs 29:17Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.2 Timothy 3:15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.Proverbs 23:13–14Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.Proverbs 4:1–4Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.Deuteronomy 4:9Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.Genesis 18:19For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”Deuteronomy 11:19–21Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.2 Timothy 1:5I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.Hebrews 12:7–10Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.Proverbs 4:4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.Psalms 71:17–18O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.Psalms 78:4–7We will not hide them from their children, but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might, and the wonders He has performed.

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About Ephesians

The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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