Bible Verses About Fathers (22 Verses)
This collection has 22 Bible verses about fathers: 12 from the Old Testament and 10 from the New Testament. Proverbs appears most often (6 verses), across 14 books of Scripture.
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22 Bible Verses About Fathers
"Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him."
"Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him."
"You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord."
"And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
"My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his reproof: for whom Yahweh loves, he reproves; even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights."
"My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth."
"Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged."
"Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged."
"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
"The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him."
"The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him."
"Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old."
"Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old."
"In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children."
"In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge."
"If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose today whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”"
"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."
"A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him."
"The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him."
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
"Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee."
"It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline?"
"If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?"
"Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.”"
"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."
"Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!"
"Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?"
"Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven."
"And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven."
"Then I said to you, “Don’t dread, neither be afraid of them. Yahweh your God who goes before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes, and in the wilderness, where you have seen how that Yahweh your God bore you, as a man does bear his son, in all the way that you went, until you came to this place.”"
"Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes; And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place."
"I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth."
"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth."
“He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
"And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him."
"These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the door posts of your house, and on your gates."
"And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates."
"Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!"
"Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong."
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life."
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
"As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children, to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory."
"As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
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This collection has 22 Bible verses about fathers: 12 from the Old Testament and 10 from the New Testament. Proverbs appears most often (6 verses), across 14 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about fathers? Read 22 carefully selected Bible verses about fathers, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Psalm 103:13: "Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him." Ephesians 6:4: "You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord." Proverbs 3:11-12: "My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his reproof: for whom Yahweh loves, he reproves; even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights." Full collection: 22 verses on this page (55% Old Testament, 45% New Testament).
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