2 Corinthians 6:18: “And I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

Proverbs 22:6: “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”

Proverbs 23:24: “The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.”