20 Common Ways Parents Provoke Their Children to Wrath

The Bible tells us as parents not to provoke our children to wrath. I recently found this list that I keep in my Bible and wanted to share it with you...I got it from an old magazine. I have not looked up all the Scripture references yet so feel free to do that and let me know if you find some you disagree with.

1. By exhibiting anger (Proverbs 22:24-25)
2. By not having marital harmony (Genesis 2:24, Hebrews 12:15)
3. By disciplining in anger (Psalm 6:1, 38:1)
4. By being inconsistent with discipline (Ecclesiastes 8:11)
5. By having double standards (Matthew 23:1-4, Philippians 4:9)
6. By not admitting when wrong (Matthew 5:23-26, Job 32:2, James 5:16
7. By constantly finding fault (Job 32:2-3)
8  By reversing God-given roles (Eph. 5:22-24, Genesis 3:16 )
9. By not listening to your children's opinion or their side of the story (Proverbs 18:13,17)
10. By comparing them to others (2 Corinthians 10:12)
11 .By not taking time to talk with them (Eph.5:16)
12. By not praising your children (2 Cor. 2:6-8; Revelation 2, 3)
13. By failing to keep promises (Matt. 5:27, Colossians 3:9, Psalm 15:4)
14. By scolding them in front of others ( Matt.18:15, John 21:15-17)
15. By being too strict (James 3:17)
16 .By giving them too much freedom (Proverbs 29:15, Galatians 4:1-2)

17 .By making fun of your children (Job 17:1-2
18. By abusing them physically (1Timothy 3:3, Titus 1:7, Numbers 22)
19. By calling them names (Eph. 4:29)
20. By having unrealistic expectations (1 Cor. 13:11)