Verse 23

And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 20:12 : 12 Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
  • Lev 19:32 : 32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
  • Rom 13:7 : 7 Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due] ; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
  • 1 Tim 5:1 : 1 Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren:
  • 1 Tim 5:17 : 17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
  • 1 Tim 5:19 : 19 Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at [the mouth of] two or three witnesses.
  • 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
  • 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins: