Even if the child is very young,
he can absorb his father's contempt for women.

A boy may learn from a father's conduct that a man needs to be in control of women and that the way
to get control is to frighten them or hurt them.

An angry parent may raise an angry child,
who in turn may grow up to become " a master of rage ."
who commits many a transgressions.
{ Proverbs 29:22 , footnote }

The legacy of injurious speech can thus be passed on from one generation to the next.

With good reason, Paul counseled fathers:
" Do not be exasperating your children. "
{ Colossians 3:21 }

Significantly, the Greek word transalated " exasperating "
according to the Theological Lexicon of the New Testament,
can carry the sense of " preparing and stirring up for combat."