76 Bible Verses about Fatherhood
Want to know what the Bible says about Fatherhood? Here are 76 Bible verses about Fatherhood from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Psalm 127:3-5 NIV
3 Children are a heritage from the Lord,
offspring a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their opponents in court.
offspring a reward from him.
4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are children born in one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them.
They will not be put to shame
when they contend with their opponents in court.
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Proverbs 19:18 NIV
Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
do not be a willing party to their death.
do not be a willing party to their death.
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Matthew 23:9 NIV
And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
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Proverbs 10:1 NIV
The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
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Joshua 24:15 NIV
But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
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Matthew 7:9-11 NIV
9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!
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Proverbs 14:26 NIV
Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress,
and for their children it will be a refuge.
and for their children it will be a refuge.
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Psalm 68:5-6 NIV
5 A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,
is God in his holy dwelling.
6 God sets the lonely in families,
he leads out the prisoners with singing;
but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
is God in his holy dwelling.
6 God sets the lonely in families,
he leads out the prisoners with singing;
but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
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Deuteronomy 6:6-9 NIV
6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
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Malachi 2:10 NIV
Do we not all have one Father ? Did not one God create us? Why do we profane the covenant of our ancestors by being unfaithful to one another?
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