Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Ephesians 6
2 songs meet this passage
“Can't you see that you're smothering me?”
Numb · LINKIN PARK
strains against Ephesians 6:4
Scripture warns against provoking children to exasperation; the song's portrait of suffocating pressure names the very harm this verse cautions against.
“don't f**k with Dad”
Mockingbird · Eminem
strains against Ephesians 6:4
His fierce protectiveness is real love, but the violent threat sits uneasily next to Scripture's call to gentle, non-provoking fatherhood.
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