Ephesians 6:4

Children and Parents

3“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”4Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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Berean Standard Bible
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
American Standard Version (1901)
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And you, fathers, provoke not your children to anger; but bring them up in the discipline and correction of the Lord.
Free Bible Version
Fathers, don't make your children mad, but look after them by disciplining them and instructing them about God.
Geneva Bible 1599
And ye, fathers, prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lord.
King James (Authorized) Version
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Plain English Version
Now I’m talking to you fathers. Don’t make your kids angry. But instead, as they are growing up, you have to teach them the way God wants them to live, and show them how to live the right way.
Translation for Translators
You parents (OR, You fathers), do not treat your children so severely that they become angry. Instead, bring them up well by instructing them and by disciplining them in the manner that the Lord Jesus wants you to do.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger. Instead, raise them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Noah Webster Bible
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
World English Bible
You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.