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Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
from Christian Households, Colossians 3:18-21
What it says

Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

What it is doing

It guards paternal authority against discouraging severity.

In context

18Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. 20Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord. 21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.