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Selected Verse: Colossians 3:21 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Col 3:21 |
Strong Concordance |
Fathers [3962], provoke [2042] not [3361] your [5216] children [5043] to anger, lest [3363] they be discouraged [120]. |
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King James |
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| (Eph 6:4.) It is a different Greek verb, therefore translate here, "irritate not." By perpetual fault-finding "children" are "discouraged" or "disheartened." A broken-down spirit is fatal to youth [BENGEL]. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Fathers, provoke not ... - Notes, Eph 6:4.
Lest they be discouraged - Lest, by your continually finding fault with them, they should lose all courage, and despair of ever pleasing you. There is much sound sense and practical wisdom in this observation of the apostle. Children should not be flattered, but they should be encouraged. They should not be so praised as to make them vain and proud, but they should be commended when they do well. The desire of praise should not be the principle from which they should be taught to act, but they should feel that the approbation of parents is a desirable thing, and when they act so as to deserve that approbation, no injury is done them by their understanding it. He who always finds fault with a child; who is never satisfied with what he does; who scolds and frets and complains, let him do as he will, breaks his spirit, and soon destroys in the delicate texture of his soul all desire of doing well. The child in despair soon gives over every effort to please. He becomes sullen, morose, stupid, and indifferent to all the motives that can be presented to him, and becomes to a great extent indifferent as to what he does - since all that he does meets with the same reception from the parent. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Provoke to anger (ἐρεθίζετε)
Only here and Co2 9:2, where it is used of stirring up to good works. To anger is added by A.V.
Be discouraged (ἀθυμῶσιν)
Only here in the New Testament. Lose heart, or become dispirited. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Lest they be discouraged - Which may occasion their turning either desperate or stupid. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Fathers, provoke not - See the notes on Eph 6:4. |
4 And [2532], ye fathers [3962], provoke [3949] not [3361] your [5216] children [5043] to wrath [3949]: but [235] bring [1625] them [846] up [1625] in [1722] the nurture [3809] and [2532] admonition [3559] of the Lord [2962].
4 And [2532], ye fathers [3962], provoke [3949] not [3361] your [5216] children [5043] to wrath [3949]: but [235] bring [1625] them [846] up [1625] in [1722] the nurture [3809] and [2532] admonition [3559] of the Lord [2962].
2 For [1063] I know [1492] the forwardness of [4288] your [5216] mind [4288], for which [3739] I boast [2744] of [5228] you [5216] to them of Macedonia [3110], that [3754] Achaia [882] was ready [3903] a year [4070] ago [575]; and [2532] your [5216] zeal [2205] [1537] hath provoked [2042] very many [4119].
4 And [2532], ye fathers [3962], provoke [3949] not [3361] your [5216] children [5043] to wrath [3949]: but [235] bring [1625] them [846] up [1625] in [1722] the nurture [3809] and [2532] admonition [3559] of the Lord [2962].