HONORYOUR FATHERAND MOTHER(whichis the firstcommandmentwith a promise),
"Honoryour fatherand your mother,that your daysmay be prolongedin the landwhichthe LORDyour Godgivesyou.
He who curseshis fatheror his mother,His lampwill goout in timeof darkness.
Then Jeremiahsaidto the houseof the Rechabites,"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,'Becauseyou have obeyedthe commandof Jonadabyour father,keptallhis commandsand doneaccording to allthat he commandedyou;
You shall not builda house,and you shall not sowseedand you shall not planta vineyardor ownone; but in tentsyou shall dwellallyour days,that you may livemanydaysin the landwhereyou sojourn.'
"They have treatedfatherand motherlightlywithin you. The alienthey have oppressedin your midst;the fatherlessand the widowthey have wrongedin you.
"'A sonhonors[his] father,and a servanthis master.Then ifI am a father,whereis My honor?And ifI am a master,whereis My respect?'saysthe LORDof hoststo you, O priestswho despiseMy name.But you say,'Howhave we despisedYour name?'
Renderto allwhat is duethem: taxto whomtax[is due]; customto whomcustom;fearto whomfear;honorto whomhonor.
SOTHAT IT MAY BE WELLWITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONGON THE EARTH.
Cursedis he who dishonorshis fatheror mother.'And allthe peopleshall say,'Amen.'
Honoryour fatherand your mother,as the LORDyour Godhas commandedyou, that your daysmay be prolongedand that it may gowellwith you on the landwhichthe LORDyour Godgivesyou.
but ifanywidowhaschildrenorgrandchildren,they must firstlearnto practice pietyin regard to their ownfamilyand to make some returnto their parents;for thisis acceptablein the sightof God.
