Colossians 3:21

Geneva Bible (1560)

Fathers, prouoke not your children to anger, least they be discouraged.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 6:4 : 4 And ye, fathers, prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lord.
  • 1 Thess 2:11 : 11 As ye knowe how that we exhorted you, and comforted, and besought euery one of you (as a father his children)
  • Ps 103:13 : 13 As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that feare him.
  • Prov 3:12 : 12 For the Lord correcteth him, whome he loueth, euen as the father doeth the childe in whom he deliteth.
  • Prov 4:1-4 : 1 Heare, O ye children, the instruction of a father, and giue eare to learne vnderstanding. 2 For I doe giue you a good doctrine: therefore forsake yee not my lawe. 3 For I was my fathers sonne, tender and deare in the sight of my mother, 4 When he taught me, and sayde vnto me, Let thine heart holde fast my woordes: keepe my commandements, and thou shalt liue.
  • Heb 12:5-9 : 5 And ye haue forgotten the consolation, which speaketh vnto you as vnto children, My sonne, despise not the chastening of the Lord, neither faint when thou art rebuked of him. 6 For whom the Lord loueth, he chasteneth: and he scourgeth euery sonne that he receiueth: 7 If ye endure chastening, God offereth him selfe vnto you as vnto sonnes: for what sonne is it whom the father chasteneth not? 8 If therefore ye be without correction, whereof al are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sonnes. 9 Moreouer we haue had the fathers of our bodies which corrected vs, and we gaue them reuerence: should we not much rather be in subiection vnto the father of spirites, that we might liue? 10 For they verely for a few dayes chastened vs after their owne pleasure: but he chasteneth vs for our profite, that we might be partakers of his holinesse. 11 Now no chastising for the present seemeth to be ioyous, but, grieuous: but afterwarde, it bringeth the quiet fruite of righteousnesse, vnto them which are thereby exercised.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eph 6:1-5
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    86%

    1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

    2Honour thy father & mother (which is the first commandement with promes)

    3That it may be well with thee, and that thou mayst liue long on earth.

    4And ye, fathers, prouoke not your children to wrath: but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lord.

    5Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters, according to the flesh, with feare & trembling in singlenesse of your hearts as vnto Christ,

  • Col 3:19-20
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    82%

    19Husbands, loue your wiues, and be not bitter vnto them.

    20Children, obey your parents in all thing for that is well pleasing vnto the Lord.

  • Deut 21:18
    74%

    18If any man haue a sonne that is stubburne and disobedient, which wil not hearken vnto the voice of his father, nor the voyce of his mother, and they haue chastened him, and he would not obey them,

  • Prov 3:11
    73%

    11My sonne, refuse not the chastening of the Lord, neither be grieued with his correction.

  • Col 3:22
    73%

    22Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters according to the flesh, in all things, not with eye seruice as men pleasers, but in singlenes of heart, fearing God.

  • Col 3:6
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    6For the which things sake ye wrath of God commeth on the children of disobedience.

  • Prov 22:6
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    6Teache a childe in the trade of his way, and when he is olde, he shall not depart from it.

  • Prov 19:18
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    18Chasten thy sonne while there is hope, and let not thy soule spare for his murmuring.

  • Heb 12:5
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    5And ye haue forgotten the consolation, which speaketh vnto you as vnto children, My sonne, despise not the chastening of the Lord, neither faint when thou art rebuked of him.

  • Prov 17:6
    71%

    6Childres children are the crowne of the elders: and the glory of ye children are their fathers.

  • Prov 23:22
    71%

    22Obey thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde.

  • Eph 4:26
    71%

    26Bee angrie, but sinne not: let not the sunne goe downe vpon your wrath,

  • Eph 5:6
    71%

    6Let no man deceiue you with vaine wordes: for, for such thinges commeth the wrath of God vpon the children of disobedience.

  • Prov 1:8
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    8My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.

  • Heb 3:8
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    8Harden not your hearts, as in the prouocation, according to the day of the tentation in the wildernes,

  • 1 Tim 3:4
    70%

    4One that can rule his owne house honestly, hauing children vnder obedience with all honestie.

  • Prov 30:11
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    11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doeth not blesse their mother.

  • Prov 17:25
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    25A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.

  • Titus 2:9
    70%

    9Let seruants be subiect to their masters, & please them in al things, not answering again,

  • Ps 37:8
    70%

    8Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.

  • Heb 3:15
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    15So long as it is sayd, To day if ye heare his voyce, harden not your hearts, as in the prouocation.

  • Mal 4:6
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    6And he shall turne the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with cursing.

  • Prov 17:21
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    21He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.

  • 1 Tim 5:1
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    1Rebuke not an Elder, but exhort him as a father, and the yonger men as brethren,

  • Prov 29:17
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    17Correct thy sonne & he will giue thee rest, and will giue pleasures to thy soule.

  • Prov 4:1
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    1Heare, O ye children, the instruction of a father, and giue eare to learne vnderstanding.

  • Prov 23:13
    69%

    13Withhold not correction from the childe: if thou smite him with the rodde, he shall not die.

  • Matt 10:21
    69%

    21And the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the sonne, and the children shal rise against their parents, and shall cause them to die.

  • Prov 19:26
    69%

    26He that destroyeth his father, or chaseth away his mother, is a lewde and shamefull childe.

  • 1 Thess 2:11
    69%

    11As ye knowe how that we exhorted you, and comforted, and besought euery one of you (as a father his children)

  • Heb 12:9
    69%

    9Moreouer we haue had the fathers of our bodies which corrected vs, and we gaue them reuerence: should we not much rather be in subiection vnto the father of spirites, that we might liue?

  • Prov 3:1
    69%

    1My sonne, forget not thou my Lawe, but let thine heart keepe my commandements.

  • Ps 78:8
    69%

    8And not to bee as their fathers, a disobedient & rebellious generation: a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirite was not faithfull vnto God.

  • Prov 6:20
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    20My sonne, keepe thy fathers commandement, and forsake not thy mothers instruction.

  • Prov 15:20
    69%

    20A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

  • 2 Chr 30:7
    69%

    7And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the Lorde God of their fathers: and therfore he made them desolate, as ye see.

  • Exod 20:12
    69%

    12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy dayes may be prolonged vpon the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee.

  • Prov 27:11
    69%

    11My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.

  • 1 Pet 1:14
    68%

    14As obedient children, not fashioning your selues vnto the former lustes of your ignorance:

  • Heb 12:7
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    7If ye endure chastening, God offereth him selfe vnto you as vnto sonnes: for what sonne is it whom the father chasteneth not?

  • Prov 23:24
    68%

    24The father of the righteous shal greatly reioyce, and hee that begetteth a wise childe, shall haue ioy of him.

  • Prov 3:21
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    21My sonne, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but obserue wisdome, and counsell.

  • 2 Thess 3:13
    68%

    13And ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

  • Deut 5:16
    68%

    16Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath comanded thee, that thy dayes may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee vpon the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee.

  • Matt 15:4
    68%

    4For God hath commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and he that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.