Colossians 3:21

Christian Households

20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.

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Berean Standard Bible
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
American Standard Version (1901)
Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.
Bible in Basic English
Fathers, do not be hard on your children, so that their spirit may not be broken.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Fathers, provoke not your children to indignation, lest they be discouraged.
Free Bible Version
You fathers, don't make your children mad, so they won't feel like giving up.
Geneva Bible 1599
Fathers, prouoke not your children to anger, least they be discouraged.
King James (Authorized) Version
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Plain English Version
And now I am talking to you fathers. Don’t be hard on your kids. Don’t make them get angry with you, or they might stop trying to be good.
Translation for Translators
You parents (OR, you fathers), do not correct your children more than you need to, in order that they do not become discouraged.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they will not be discouraged.
Noah Webster Bible
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger , lest they be discouraged.
World English Bible
Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.
Young's Literal Translation
the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.