Colossians 3:21
Fathers, prouoke not your chyldren [to anger], lest they be discouraged.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
In Context
20Chyldren, obey your fathers and mothers in all thynges, for that is well pleasyng vnto the Lorde.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:12For whom the Lorde loueth, him he chasteneth, and yet deliteth in him, euen as a father in his owne sonne.
Matthew Henry on Colossians 3:19-25
Relative Duties. ( a. d. 62.) 18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. 20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily,… Read the whole commentary →