Ephesians 6:4

Ephesians chapter 6 · verse 4 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.3that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

v.4This passage

v.5Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Colossians 3:21
Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.
Deuteronomy 6:20
When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?
Proverbs 29:17
Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
1 Chronicles 22:10
He shall build a house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
Deuteronomy 11:19
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.
1 Chronicles 28:9
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.