Bible Verses about “fathers”
The Bible contains 16 verses about fathers across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“You fathers, don't provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
“Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.”
“As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.”
“Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won't be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. A Song of Ascents.”
“"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.”
“Fathers, don't provoke your children, so that they won't be discouraged.”
“If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh."”
“Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.”
“Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old.”
“for whom Yahweh loves, he reproves; even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.”
“My son, don't despise Yahweh's discipline, neither be weary of his reproof:”
“He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse."”
“In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.”
“A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.”
“The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.”