Father's Day Proverbs

"A proverb is the wisdom of many and the wit of one."
~ John Russell

Since times immemorial, proverbs have been valued as an extremely rich inheritance of the collective thought and experience of the community and mankind as a whole. Beautiful and enchanting, these short sayings encapsulate the wisdom of the past, making it available to both present and future generations. There are thousands of proverbs on almost every topic under the sun and fatherhood, certainly, is no exception. On the eve of Father's Day, TheHolidaySpot brings to you a collection of choicest proverbs on fathers and fatherhood. These are centuries old, possibly even a millennia and range from ancient utterances to biblical verses. Go over these pithy sayings and be enlightened. If you want to refer our wonderful collection of Father's Day proverbs to anyone, just click here to refer this page and do so. Happy Father's Day!

A wise son maketh a glad father
~ Proverb

A father is a banker provided by nature.
~ French Proverb

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
~ Proverbs 4:1-9

"Honor thy father and thy mother."
~ Matthew 19:19

"Fifth Commandment: Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee."
~ Exodus 20:12

"If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?"
~ Matthew 7:11

The father of a righteous man has great joy;
he who has a wise son delights in him.
~ Proverbs 23:24

Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.
~ Proverbs 23:22

Mean fathers, wasteful sons.
~ French Proverb

My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.
~ Hebrew Proverb

Friendship reminds us of fathers, love of mothers.
~ Malagasy Proverb

"Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad"
~ Proverb