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1 Timothy 5:1

You should not rebuke an old man, but rather plead with him, as if he were your father; with young men, like brothers
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King James Version

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

English Standard Version

Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father. Treat younger men like 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,