In the past, this verse has sometimes been explained as meaning that a husband and father must not only care for his secular work but also work to build up, or encourage, his family, for example by means of spiritual instruction.
Agrāk šis pants reizēm ir ticis skaidrots tā, ka vīram un tēvam ir ne tikai jāstrādā laicīgā darbā, bet arī jārūpējas, lai viņš celtu jeb stiprinātu savu ģimeni, piemēram, sniedzot tai garīgu vadību.