Ephesians 6:4

Fathers, ¹  do not provoke your children to anger, ²  but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Ge 18:19; Ge 31:14,15; Ex 12:26,27; Ex 13:14,15; De 4:9; De 6:7,20-24; De 11:19-21; Jos 4:6,7; Jos 4:21-24; Jos 24:15; 1Sa 20:30-34; 1Ch 22:10-13; 1Ch 28:9,10,20; 1Ch 29:19; Ps 71:17; Ps 71:18; Ps 78:4-7; Pr 4:1-4; Pr 19:18; Pr 22:6,15; Pr 23:13,14; Pr 29:15,17; Isa 38:19; Col 3:21; 2Ti 1:5; 2Ti 3:15; Heb 12:7-10

¹ tn Or perhaps “Parents” (so TEV, CEV). The plural οἱ πατέρες (Joi patere", “fathers”) can be used to refer to both the male and female parent (BDAG 786 s.v. πατήρ 1.b).

² tn Or “do not make your children angry.” BDAG 780 s.v. παροργίζω states “make angry.” The Greek verb in Col 3:21 is a different one with a slightly different nuance.