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Bible Verses About Honoring Parents

222 verses from Scripture about honoring parents.

222 Verses

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

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Colossians 3:20Colossians

Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

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Ephesians 6:1Ephesians

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

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Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

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Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

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Ephesians 6:2Ephesians

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

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The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

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1 Timothy 5:81 Timothy

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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Deuteronomy 5:16Deuteronomy

Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

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For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

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If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:

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And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

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Ephesians 6:4Ephesians

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

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Proverbs 1:8Proverbs

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

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Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

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Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.

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1 Timothy 5:11 Timothy

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

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Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

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Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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1 Timothy 5:41 Timothy

But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home , and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

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Revelation 1:1Revelation

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

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Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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Ephesians 6:3Ephesians

That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

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For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

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And God spake all these words, saying,

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