Exodus 21:17

Conservative English Version

Death is the punishment for cursing your father or mother.

Cross References

Exodus 20:12

Respect your father and your mother, and you will live a long time in the land I am giving you.

Exodus 21:18

Suppose two of you are arguing, and you hit the other with either a rock or your fist, without causing a fatal injury. If the victim has to stay in bed,

Proverbs 20:20

Children who curse their parents will go to the land of darkness long before their time.

Proverbs 30:11

Some people curse their father and even their mother;

Proverbs 30:17

Don't make fun of your father or disobey your mother-- crows will peck out your eyes, and buzzards will eat the rest of you.

Deuteronomy 21:18

A father and a mother may have a stubborn and rebellious son who refuses to obey them even after he has been punished.

Deuteronomy 21:21

The men of the town will stone that son to death, because they must get rid of the evil he brought into the community. Everyone in Israel will be afraid when they hear how he was punished.

Deuteronomy 27:16

(SEE 27:14)