Colossians 3:21

Parents, anger not your children, lest they be discouraged.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

In Context

20Children, obey your parents in every thing; for this is pleasing before our Lord.

22Servants, obey in all things your bodily masters; not in the sight of the eye only, as those who please men, but with a simple heart, and in the fear of the Lord.

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Cross References

Ephesians 6:4And parents, anger not your children; but train them up in the discipline and doctrine of our Lord.

Hebrews 12:5And ye have forgotten the monition, which saith to you, as to children, My son, disregard not the chastening of the Lord; nor let thy soul faint, when thou art rebuked by him.

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 →

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