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Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers.
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American Standard Version
Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren:
Christian Standard Bible
Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,
English Standard Version
Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers,
King James Version
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
New American Standard Bible
Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but rather appeal to him as a father, and to the younger men as brothers,
New International Version
Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers,
New King James Version
Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers,
World English Bible
Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;