Ephesians 6:4 KJV

Ephesians · chapter 6 · verse 4 · King James Version

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.Ephesians 6:4 · King James Version

Ephesians 6:4 in context

2Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;

3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

5Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

6Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

admonitionnouthesiaadmonition, exhortationG3559 →
childrenteknonoffspring, children, child, a male child, a son, metaph., the name transferred to that…G5043 →
fatherspatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
provokeparorgizōto rouse to wrath, to provoke, exasperate, angerG3949 →
nurturepaideiathe whole training and education of children It also includes the training and care of…G3809 →
bringektrephōto nourish up to maturity, to nourish, to nurture, bring upG1625 →