being a good father

Joshua Chapter 24:15

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Psalm Chapter 103:13

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

Psalm Chapter 127:3

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Psalm Chapter 127:4

As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Psalm Chapter 127:5

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

Proverbs Chapter 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Proverbs Chapter 23:24

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Luke Chapter 11:11

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

Luke Chapter 11:12

Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

Ephesians Chapter 6:4

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

Colossians Chapter 3:21

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

Titus Chapter 2:1

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

Titus Chapter 2:2

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

Titus Chapter 2:3

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

Titus Chapter 2:4

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

Titus Chapter 2:5

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Titus Chapter 2:6

Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

Titus Chapter 2:7

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

Titus Chapter 2:8

Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

Titus Chapter 2:9

Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

Titus Chapter 2:10

Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

Titus Chapter 2:11

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

Titus Chapter 2:12

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Titus Chapter 2:13

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Titus Chapter 2:14

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

Titus Chapter 2:15

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

1 John Chapter 3:1

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.