Fathers Who Leave Their Children

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

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

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

Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof: — read the full passage →

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward. — read the full passage →

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; — read the full passage →

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

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

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

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

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.

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

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence; And his children shall have a place of refuge.

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

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

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

For Jehovah will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the sojourner shall join himself with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. — read the full passage →

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

For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

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

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

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them; — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. — read the full passage →

It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not?

and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him; — read the full passage →

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

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

Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

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

And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

Withhold not correction from the child; Forif thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. — read the full passage →

A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.

Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

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

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

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

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward.

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,

When my father and my mother forsake me, Then Jehovah will take me up.

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

And ye shall teach them your children, talking of them, when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; — read the full passage →

thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; — read the full passage →

But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →

Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →

And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? — read the full passage →

How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray? — read the full passage →

See that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

and a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.

The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. — read the full passage →

I am a rose of Sharon, A lily of the valleys. — read the full passage →

He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

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

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to bea joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.

And that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.

Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, blesshis holy name. — read the full passage →

Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul; and ye shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. — read the full passage →

and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:

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

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children;

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children; — read the full passage →

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

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.

And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth; — read the full passage →

and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

And Jehovah appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; — read the full passage →

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.