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Bible verses about fatherhood for men

Fatherhood in the Bible is presence, instruction, patience, and example—not perfection. Whether you are raising kids, mentoring younger men, or repairing what was missing, these passages point the way.

Deuteronomy 6:6–7

Keep God’s words on your heart and impress them on your children in ordinary life.

DEU.6.6-7

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.

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Ephesians 6:4

Fathers: do not exasperate your children; bring them up in the training of the Lord.

EPH.6.4

4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

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Proverbs 22:6

Train a child in the way they should go—direction over control.

PRO.22.6

6 Start children off on the way they should go,

and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

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Psalm 103:13

As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion—model mercy.

PSA.103.13

13 As a father has compassion on his children,

so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

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Proverbs 20:7

A proverb linking a parent's integrity with good received by children—wisdom to practice, not a formula to claim.

PRO.20.7

7 The righteous lead blameless lives;

blessed are their children after them.

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