21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
Colossians 3:21
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Ephesians 6:3–5
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Proverbs 23:12–14
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Proverbs 3:10–12
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Proverbs 29:16–18
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Hebrews 12:4–6
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Sirach 30:11–13
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