Being A Father

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. — read the full passage →

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

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

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

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

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.

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

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 when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

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

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 all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

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

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

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

In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: — read the full passage →

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

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.

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

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

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

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

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

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — 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.

And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.

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

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 →

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

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:

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

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

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.

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.

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

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

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

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

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

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

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

For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: — read the full passage →

And certain men which came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. — read the full passage →

The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone; — 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 →

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 →

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

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

Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.