Exodus 20:12

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Honor your father and your mother, so that you may have a long life upon the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.

Cross References

Genesis 48:12

And when Joseph had taken them from his father's lap, he reverenced prone on the ground.

Genesis 50:12

And so, the sons of Jacob did just as he had instructed them.

1 Kings 2:19

Then Bathsheba went to king Solomon, so that she might speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and he reverenced her, and he sat down upon his throne. And a throne was stationed for the mother of the king, and she sat at his right hand.

2 Kings 2:12

Then Elisha saw it, and he cried out: "My father, my father! The chariot of Israel with its driver!" And he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own garments, and he tore them into two parts.

Exodus 21:15

Whoever strikes his father or mother shall die a death.

Exodus 21:17

Whoever speaks evil of his father or mother shall die a death.

Proverbs 15:5

A fool laughs at the discipline of his father. But whoever preserves rebukes will become astute. In abundant justice, there is very great virtue. But the intentions of the impious will be eradicated.

Proverbs 17:6

Sons of sons are the crown of old age. And the glory of sons is their fathers.

Proverbs 20:20

Whoever curses his father and mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.

Proverbs 28:24

Whoever takes away anything from his father or mother, and who says, "This is not a sin," is the associate of a murderer.

Proverbs 3:16

Length of days is at her right hand, and at her left hand is wealth and glory.

Proverbs 30:11

There is a generation which curses their father, and which does not bless their mother.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye of one who mocks his father and who despises the childbearing of his mother, let the ravens of the torrent tear it out, and let the sons of the eagles consume it.

Jeremiah 35:18

Then Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites: "Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab, your father, and have kept all his precepts, and have done all that he has instructed you,

Jeremiah 35:7

And you shall not build houses, and you shall not sow any seeds, and you shall not plant or have vineyards. Instead, you shall live in tents all your days, so that you may live many days upon the face of the earth, in which you are sojourners.'

Ezekiel 22:7

They have abused father and mother within you. The new arrival has been oppressed in your midst. They have grieved the orphan and the widow among you.

Leviticus 19:3

Let each one fear his father and his mother. Observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:32

Rise up in the presence of a gray-haired head, and honor the reputation of an elder, and fear the Lord your God. I am the Lord.

Malachi 1:6

The son honors the father, and the servant his master. If, therefore, I am Father, where is my honor? And if I am Master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. And you have said, "In what way, have we despised your name?"

Matthew 19:19

Honor your father and your mother. And, you shall love your neighbor as yourself."

Mark 10:19

You know the precepts: "Do not commit adultery. Do not kill. Do not steal. Do not speak false testimony. Do not deceive. Honor your father and mother."

Mark 7:10

For Moses said: 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever will have cursed father or mother, let him die a death.'

Luke 18:20

You know the commandments: You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony. Honor your father and mother."

Ephesians 5:21

Be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.

Deuteronomy 11:8

so that you would keep all his commandments, which I entrust to you this day, and so that you would be able to enter and possess the land, toward which you are advancing,

Deuteronomy 11:9

and so that you may live, for a long time, in the land which the Lord promised under oath to your fathers, and to their offspring, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 21:18

If a man produces a disobedient and reckless son, who will not listen to the orders of his father or mother, and, having been corrected, shows contempt for obedience:

Deuteronomy 25:15

You shall have a just and a true weight, and your measure shall be equal and true, so that you may live for a long time upon the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.

Deuteronomy 27:16

Cursed be he who does not honor his father and mother. And all the people shall say: Amen.

Deuteronomy 32:47

For these things have not been entrusted to you to no purpose, but so that each one would live by them, and so that, in doing these, you may continue for a long time in the land, which you will enter upon crossing the Jordan in order to possess it."

Deuteronomy 4:26

I call heaven and earth as witnesses this day, that you shall quickly perish from the land, which, when you have crossed over the Jordan, you will possess. You will not live in it for a long time; instead, the Lord will destroy you.

Deuteronomy 4:40

Keep his precepts and commandments, which I am teaching to you, so that it may be well with you, and with your sons after you, and so that you may remain for a long time upon the land, which the Lord your God will give to you."

Deuteronomy 5:16

Honor your father and mother, just as the Lord your God has instructed you, so that you may live a long time, and so that it may be well with you in the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.

Deuteronomy 5:33

For you shall walk in the way that the Lord your God has instructed, so that you may live, and it may be well with you, and your days may be extended in the land of your possession.' "

Deuteronomy 6:2

So may you fear the Lord your God, and keep all his commandments and precepts, which I am entrusting to you, and to your sons and grandsons, all the days of your life, so that your days may be prolonged.

Colossians 3:20

Children, obey your parents in all things. For this is well-pleasing to the Lord.

Ruth 3:6

And she went down to the threshing floor, and she did everything that her mother-in-law had commanded her.

1 Samuel 22:3

And David set out from there to Mizpah, which is of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, "I beg you, let my father and my mother remain with you, until I know what God will do for me."