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Atomic Bible
Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
from Children and Parents, Ephesians 6:1-4
What it says

Fathers are not to provoke their children to anger, but to bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

What it is doing

It balances authority with nurturing responsibility.

In context

1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.” 4Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.