Colossians 3:21
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordFathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
— Colossians 3:21, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Fathers, don't provoke your children, so that they won't be discouraged.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.