Restoration

He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, ~ Malachi 4:6a (NASB)

Father of a Righteous Child

The father of a righteous child has great joy;
    a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.

~ Proverbs 23:24 (NIV)

Fathers...

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. ~ Ephesians 6:4 (NASB)

Keep His Commands

4 “You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. ~ Exodus 20:4-6 (NIV 1984)

May It NOT Be So

Even while these people were worshiping the Lord, they were serving their idols. To this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did. ~ 2 Kings 17:41 (NIV 1984)

Don't Provoke Your Children

Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. ~ Colossians 3:21 (ESV)

Don't Provoke them to Anger

“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” ~ Ephesians 6:4 (ESV)

Dad: Your Choices Effect Your Kids and Their Kids and Their Kids

6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, 7 keeping steadfast love for thousands,forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation.” ~ Exodus 34:6-7 (ESV)

Don't Exasperate Your Children

Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. ~ Ephesians 6:4 (NIV 1984)