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What does the Bible say about fathers?

13 verses about fathers, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about fathers

  1. Psalms 103:13 — Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. 4 votes
  2. Proverbs 3:11 — My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: 3 votes
  3. Ephesians 6:4 — And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 3 votes
  4. Colossians 3:21 — Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 3 votes
  5. Exodus 20:12 — Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 2 votes
  6. Joshua 24:15 — 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. 2 votes
  7. Psalms 127:3 — Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 2 votes
  8. Proverbs 14:26 — In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. 2 votes
  9. Proverbs 20:7 — The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. 2 votes
  10. Proverbs 22:6 — Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. 2 votes
  11. Proverbs 23:22 — Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 2 votes
  12. Proverbs 23:24 — The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 2 votes
  13. Malachi 4:6 — 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. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Proverbs (6), Psalms (2), Exodus (1), Joshua (1), Malachi (1), Ephesians (1), Colossians (1)

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Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.