Provoke not (μη ερεθιζετε). Present imperative of old verb from ερεθω, to excite. Only twice in N.T., here in bad sense, in good s…

Fathers, provoke not, etc. (See Barnes on Ephesians 6:4).

Lest they be discouraged. If you continually find fault with the…

Provoke not . . . to anger.—This, in the text followed by our version, is borrowed from Ephesians 6:4. The true reading i…

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Some fathers do; they expect more from children than they wi…

The specific mention of “fathers” suggests that the father as head of the household has a special responsibility for training the children. No slig…

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger
(See Gill on Ephesians 6:4).

lest they be di…

The epistles most concerned with displaying the glory of Divine grace and magnifying the Lord Jesus are also the most particular in emphasizing the…

Having given a general direction to all, Paul now begins to give particular directions. First, he gives special directions that relate to the vario…