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

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

4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.

4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

4 Fathers, do not make your children angry, but raise them with the training and teaching of the Lord.

4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

4 And ye fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.

4 Fathers, don’t make your children bitter about life. Instead, bring them up in Christian discipline and instruction. 

4 Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

4 And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

4 And fathers, do not make your children angry, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

4 Fathers, don’t make your children angry. Instead, train them and teach them the ways of the Lord as you raise them.