Being A Dad

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

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction: — read the full passage →

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? — read the full passage →

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: — read the full passage →

Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. — read the full passage →

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. — read the full passage →

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. — read the full passage →

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; — read the full passage →

One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.

And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, — read the full passage →

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: — read the full passage →

Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. — read the full passage →

No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

And he said, A certain man had two sons: — read the full passage →

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? — read the full passage →

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. — read the full passage →

So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.