Dear friends, the role of a father as described in the Holy Bible is very important and a divine responsibility. Fathers are tasked with leading their families in love, discipline, and righteousness. The Bible teaches that fathers are to be the spiritual leaders of their families, guiding their children in the way of the Lord and imparting wisdom upon them.
Fathers should take responsibility for providing for their family not only materially but also emotionally and spiritually. Their words should be edifying, their actions should be inspired, and their lives should serve as a reflection of God’s love for all.
Additionally, fathers are urged to discipline their children with love and understanding. They must be firm but fair, understanding that discipline is not a punishment but a tool for growth. It is through this loving correction that children learn to distinguish right from wrong.
Dear friends, discipline and guidance should always be paired with love. It is through love that children realize their worth and grow up with a strong sense of identity and purpose.
Dear friends, now let’s look at the following Bible scriptures that deal with “Father’s Responsibilities”.
Proverbs 22:6
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it”
Ephesians 6:4
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord”
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
“And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates”
Proverbs 23:13-14
“Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell”
Hebrews 12:7
“If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?”
Proverbs 20:7
“The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him”
Proverbs 13:24
“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes”
Colossians 3:21
“Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged”
Psalm 103:13
“Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him”
Proverbs 3:12
“For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth”
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. Let all your things be done with charity”
Psalm 127:3-5
“Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate”
Proverbs 4:1-4
“Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live”
Proverbs 1:8
“My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother”
Proverbs 17:6
“Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers”
1 Timothy 5:8
“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel”
2 Samuel 7:14-15
“I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee”
Proverbs 22:15
“Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him”
Luke 11:11-13
“If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?”
Malachi 4:6
“And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse”
Proverbs 29:15
“The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame”
Proverbs 3:11-12
“My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord ; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth”
Psalm 78:4
“We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord , and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done”
Exodus 20:12
“Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee”
Genesis 18:19
“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord , to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him”
Proverbs 10:1
“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother”
Proverbs 23:22
“Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old”
Proverbs 23:24
“The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him”
Deuteronomy 4:9
“Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons”
Deuteronomy 11:19
“And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up”
1 Chronicles 29:17
“I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee”
Job 1:5
“And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually”
James 1:17
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning”
