Exodus 20:12

New English Translation

“Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving to you.

Cross References

Genesis 48:12

So Joseph moved them from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

Genesis 50:12

So the sons of Jacob did for him just as he had instructed them.

1 Kings 2:19

So Bathsheba visited King Solomon to speak to him on Adonijah’s behalf. The king got up to greet her, bowed to her, and then sat on his throne. He ordered a throne to be brought for the king’s mother, and she sat at his right hand.

2 Kings 2:12

While Elisha was watching, he was crying out, “My father, my father! The chariot and horsemen of Israel!” Then he could no longer see him. He grabbed his clothes and tore them in two.

Exodus 21:15

“Whoever strikes his father or his mother must surely be put to death.

Exodus 21:17

“Whoever treats his father or his mother disgracefully must surely be put to death.

Proverbs 15:5

A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

Proverbs 17:6

Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

Proverbs 20:20

The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

Proverbs 28:24

The one who robs his father and mother and says, “There is no transgression,” is a companion to the one who destroys.

Proverbs 3:16

Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

Proverbs 30:11

There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye that mocks at a father and despises obeying a mother – the ravens of the valley will peck it out and the young vultures will eat it.

Jeremiah 35:18

Then Jeremiah spoke to the Rechabite community, “The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘You have obeyed the orders of your ancestor Jonadab. You have followed all his instructions. You have done exactly as he commanded you.’

Jeremiah 35:7

Do not build houses. Do not plant crops. Do not plant a vineyard or own one. Live in tents all your lives. If you do these things you will live a long time in the land that you wander about on.’

Ezekiel 22:7

They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.

Leviticus 19:3

Each of you must respect his mother and his father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:32

You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the Lord.

Malachi 1:6

“A son naturally honors his father and a slave respects his master. If I am your father, where is my honor? If I am your master, where is my respect? The Lord who rules over all asks you this, you priests who make light of my name! But you reply, ‘How have we made light of your name?’

Matthew 19:19

honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”

Mark 10:19

You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”

Mark 7:10

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’

Luke 18:20

You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”

Ephesians 5:21

and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Deuteronomy 11:8

Now pay attention to all the commandments I am giving you today, so that you may be strong enough to enter and possess the land where you are headed,

Deuteronomy 11:9

and that you may enjoy long life in the land the Lord promised to give to your ancestors and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 21:18

If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,

Deuteronomy 25:15

You must have an accurate and correct stone weight and an accurate and correct measuring container, so that your life may be extended in the land the Lord your God is about to give you.

Deuteronomy 27:16

‘Cursed is the one who disrespects his father and mother.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

Deuteronomy 32:47

For this is no idle word for you – it is your life! By this word you will live a long time in the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess.”

Deuteronomy 4:26

I invoke heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will surely and swiftly be removed from the very land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not last long there because you will surely be annihilated.

Deuteronomy 4:40

Keep his statutes and commandments that I am setting forth today so that it may go well with you and your descendants and that you may enjoy longevity in the land that the Lord your God is about to give you as a permanent possession.

Deuteronomy 5:16

Honor your father and your mother just as the Lord your God has commanded you to do, so that your days may be extended and that it may go well with you in the land that he is about to give you.

Deuteronomy 5:33

Walk just as he has commanded you so that you may live, that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land you are going to possess.

Deuteronomy 6:2

and that you may so revere the Lord your God that you will keep all his statutes and commandments that I am giving you – you, your children, and your grandchildren – all your lives, to prolong your days.

Colossians 3:20

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing in the Lord.

Ruth 3:6

So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her to do.

1 Samuel 22:3

Then David went from there to Mizpah in Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I know what God is going to do for me.”