Bible Verses About Fathers
These verses speak to fathers, about fathers and to children who want to honor their dad. Some give direction for raising kids, and others thank God for a father's example. Use them in a Father's Day card or your own prayers.
11 scriptures in modern King James wording
Proverbs 22:6KJV
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Ephesians 6:4KJV
“And, all of you fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”
Colossians 3:21KJV
“Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.”
Psalms 103:13KJV
“Like a father pities his children, so the LORD pities them that fear him.”
Proverbs 20:7KJV
“The just man walks in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.”
Proverbs 14:26KJV
“In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.”
Proverbs 23:24KJV
“The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that bring forths a wise child shall have joy of him.”
Proverbs 17:6KJV
“Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.”
Deuteronomy 6:7KJV
“And you shall teach them diligently unto your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in yours house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.”
Exodus 20:12KJV
“Honour your father and your mother: that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives you.”
Malachi 4:6KJV
“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 strike the earth with a curse.”
Common questions
What does the Bible say about being a good father?
Ephesians 6:4 tells fathers not to provoke their children to anger but to raise them with the Lord's instruction. Psalm 103:13 pictures a father's compassion as a model, and Proverbs 20:7 says the children of a righteous father are blessed after him.
What is a good Bible verse for Father's Day?
Proverbs 17:6 says the glory of children is their fathers, and Proverbs 23:24 says the father of the righteous will greatly rejoice. Exodus 20:12 is the verse about honoring your father and mother.
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- Bible Verses About God's LoveGod's love is the foundation of the Gospel, and these verses state it plainly.
- Bible Verses About WisdomBiblical wisdom is the skill of living well, and it starts with respect for God.
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