Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Cross References (30)

  • Colossians 3:21 (69)

    Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.

  • Proverbs 22:6 (47)

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

  • Proverbs 29:15 (35)

    A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

  • Proverbs 19:18 (34)

    Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.

  • Deuteronomy 6:7 (29)

    And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the

  • 2 Timothy 3:15 (23)

    From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ J

  • Proverbs 29:17 (22)

    Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul.

  • Proverbs 23:13–14 (19)

    Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.

  • Proverbs 4:1–4 (16)

    Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

  • Deuteronomy 4:9 (15)

    Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so

  • Genesis 18:19 (15)

    For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by d

  • Deuteronomy 11:19–21 (14)

    Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie dow

  • Hebrews 12:7–10 (12)

    Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?

  • Proverbs 22:15 (12)

    Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

  • 2 Timothy 1:5 (12)

    I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinc

  • Psalms 78:4–7 (11)

    We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might

  • Psalms 71:17–18 (11)

    O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.

  • Deuteronomy 6:20–24 (8)

    In the future, when your son asks, “What is the meaning of the decrees and statutes and ordinances that the LORD our God

  • 1 Chronicles 28:20 (7)

    David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD

  • Joshua 24:15 (7)

    But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whethe

  • 1 Chronicles 28:9–10 (7)

    As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LO

  • Isaiah 38:19 (7)

    The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.

  • 1 Samuel 20:30–34 (6)

    Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not kno

  • Joshua 4:6–7 (5)

    to serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask, ‘What do these stones mean to you?’

  • Exodus 13:14–15 (5)

    In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought

  • Joshua 4:21–24 (4)

    Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future, when your children ask their fathers, ‘What is the meaning of these

  • Exodus 12:26–27 (4)

    When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’

  • 1 Chronicles 22:10–13 (4)

    He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the

  • 1 Chronicles 29:19 (4)

    And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Y

  • Genesis 31:14–15 (2)

    And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house?