Verse Comparison: Colossians 3:21
American Standard Version
Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.
Amplified® Bible
Fathers, do not provoke {or} irritate {or} fret your children [do not be hard on them or harass them], lest they become discouraged {and} sullen {and} morose {and} feel inferior {and} frustrated. [Do not break their spirit.]
Darby English Version
Fathers, do not vex your children, to the end that they be not disheartened.
International Standard Version
Fathers, do not make your children resentful, lest they become discouraged.
King James Version
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Young's Literal Translation
the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.