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Ephesians 6:4

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4 Fathers,a do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
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KJV
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

ESV
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

NLT
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.
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