Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
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.