- Proverbs 20:7 (NIV):
“The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.”
- Proverbs 23:24 (NIV):
“The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.”
- Deuteronomy 5:16 (NIV):
“Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”
- Ephesians 6:4 (NIV):
“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”
- Proverbs 4:1-2 (NIV):
“Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.”
- 1 Corinthians 16:14 (NIV):
“Do everything in love.”
- 1 John 3:18 (NIV):
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”
- Colossians 3:21 (NIV):
“Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.”
- Proverbs 22:6 (NIV):
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”
- Psalm 103:13 (NIV):
“As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.”
- Matthew 7:9-11 (NIV):
“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 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!”
- Psalm 127:3-5 (NIV):
“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. 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.”
- Luke 15:20 (NIV):
“So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV):
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
- Psalm 103:17-18 (NIV):
“But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.”
- Luke 11:11-12 (NIV):
“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?”
- 1 Timothy 5:8 (NIV):
“Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”
- Proverbs 17:6 (NIV):
“Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.”
- Psalm 127:1 (NIV):
“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.”
- Genesis 18:19 (NIV):
“For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”
- Proverbs 29:17 (NIV):
“Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delights you desire.”
- Ephesians 6:1-3 (NIV):
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother’—which is the first commandment with a promise—‘so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.’”
- Proverbs 13:22 (NIV):
“A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.”
- Psalm 145:4 (NIV):
“One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.”
- Ephesians 5:25 (NIV):
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
- Proverbs 3:11-12 (NIV):
“My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.”
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV):
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
- Psalm 103:17-18 (NIV):
“But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.”
- Proverbs 3:12 (NIV):
“because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.”
- 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV):
“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
These verses reflect the love, guidance, and blessings that fathers provide to their families, making them fitting for celebrating Father’s Day.