Being A Dad

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb. — read the full passage →

the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof, — read the full passage →

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

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

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;

And he hath turned back the heart of fathers to sons, And the heart of sons to their fathers, Before I come and have utterly smitten the land!

The righteous is walking habitually in his integrity, O the happiness of his sons after him!

Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.

Sons' sons <FI>are<Fi> the crown of old men, And the glory of sons <FI>are<Fi> their fathers.

Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

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

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

`Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask a loaf--a stone will he present to him? — read the full passage →

Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.

Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'

greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking.

if chastening ye endure, as to sons God beareth Himself to you, for who is a son whom a father doth not chasten?

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

and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart, — read the full passage →

`And I say unto you, Be not terrified, nor be afraid of them; — read the full passage →

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

`And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;

and ye may not call <FI>any<Fi> your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding.

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the sinner's wealth.

and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart, — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield.

even as ye have known, how each one of you, as a father his own children, we are exhorting you, and comforting, and testifying, — read the full passage →

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

and I will be to you for a Father, and ye--ye shall be to Me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.'

Watch ye, stand in the faith; be men, be strong;

yet to us <FI>is<Fi> one God, the Father, of whom <FI>are<Fi> the all things, and we to Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom <FI>are<Fi> the all things, and we through Him;

He who indeed His own Son did not spare, but for us all did deliver him up, how shall He not also with him the all things grant to us?

for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, `Abba--Father.'

Jesus answered and said to him, `If any one may love me, my word he will keep, and my Father will love him, and unto him we will come, and abode with him we will make;

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;

`Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign;

`Are not two sparrows sold for an assar? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father; — read the full passage →

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?

ye shall therefore be perfect, as your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens is perfect.

For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

In the fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.

By David. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And all my inward parts--His Holy Name. — read the full passage →

`And I have known, my God, that Thou art trying the heart, and uprightness dost desire; I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these: and now, Thy people who are found here I have seen with joy to offer willingly to Thee.

for I have known him, that he commandeth his children, and his house after him (and they have kept the way of Jehovah), to do righteousness and judgment, that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He hath spoken concerning him.'

Father of the fatherless, and judge of the widows, <FI>Is<Fi> God in His holy habitation.

honour thy father and mother,

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it, — read the full passage →

one God and Father of all, who <FI>is<Fi> over all, and through all, and in you all,

And now, O Jehovah, thou <FI>art<Fi> our Father, We <FI>are<Fi> the clay, and Thou our Framer, And the work of Thy hand--all of us.

For an abomination to Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the perverted, And with the upright <FI>is<Fi> His secret counsel.

and Jehovah passeth over before his face, and calleth: `Jehovah, Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth, — read the full passage →

And thou--be speaking what doth become the sound teaching; — read the full passage →

and to God, even our Father, <FI>is<Fi> the glory--to the ages of the ages. Amen.

for the earnest looking out of the creation doth expect the revelation of the sons of God;

`Father, those whom Thou hast given to me, I will that where I am they also may be with me, that they may behold my glory that Thou didst give to me, because Thou didst love me before the foundation of the world.

he who is having my commands, and is keeping them, that one it is who is loving me, and he who is loving me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.'

and whatever ye may ask in my name, I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son;

`Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do--that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father;

and life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish--to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand; — read the full passage →

God no one hath ever seen; the only begotten Son, who is on the bosom of the Father--he did declare.

but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God--to those believing in his name,

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

`And of which of you--the father--if the son shall ask a loaf, a stone will he present to him? and if a fish, will he instead of a fish, a serpent present to him? — read the full passage →

and he said, `Abba, Father; all things are possible to Thee; make this cup pass from me; but, not what I will, but what Thou.'

dost thou think that I am not able now to call upon my Father, and He will place beside me more than twelve legions of messengers?

`But thou, when thou mayest pray, go into thy chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who <FI>is<Fi> in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.

The face of the intelligent <FI>is<Fi> to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool--at the end of the earth.

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

My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep, — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

and thou hast known, with thy heart, that as a man chastiseth his son Jehovah thy God is chastising thee,

`Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God <FI>is<Fi> one Jehovah; — read the full passage →

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with <FI>them<Fi> , according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel--to the wife--imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil, — read the full passage →

so ought the husbands to love their own wives as their own bodies: he who is loving his own wife--himself he doth love;

and because ye are sons, God did send forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, `Abba, Father!'

`Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask a loaf--a stone will he present to him?

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

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb.

`Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

`Each his mother and his father ye do fear, and My sabbaths ye do keep; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.