Deuteronomy 27:16

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 21:17 : 17 “Whoever treats his father or his mother disgracefully must surely be put to death.
  • Lev 19:3 : 3 Each of you must respect his mother and his father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
  • Exod 20:12 : 12 “Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the LORD your God is giving to you.
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the resident foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.
  • Deut 21:18-21 : 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, 19 his father and mother must seize him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city. 20 They must declare to the elders of his city,“Our son is stubborn and rebellious and pays no attention to what we say– he is a glutton and drunkard.” 21 Then all the men of his city must stone him to death. In this way you will purge out wickedness from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.
  • Prov 30:11-17 : 11 There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. 12 There is a generation who are pure in their own opinion and yet are not washed from their filthiness. 13 There is a generation whose eyes are so lofty, and whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully. 14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race. 15 The leech has two daughters:“Give! Give!” There are three things that will never be satisfied, four that have never said,“Enough”– 16 the grave, the barren womb; earth has not been satisfied with water; and fire has never said,“Enough!” 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.
  • Lev 20:9 : 9 Family Life and Sexual Prohibitions“‘If anyone curses his father and mother he must be put to death. He has cursed his father and mother; his blood guilt is on himself.
  • Matt 15:4-6 : 4 For God said,‘Honor your father and mother’ and‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’ 5 But you say,‘If someone tells his father or mother,“Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,” 6 he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 27:17-26
    10 verses
    85%

    17‘Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor’s boundary marker.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

    18‘Cursed is the one who misleads a blind person on the road.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

    19‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

    20‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed with his father’s former wife, for he dishonors his father.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

    21‘Cursed is the one who commits bestiality.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

    22‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed with his sister, the daughter of either his father or mother.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

    23‘Cursed is the one who goes to bed with his mother-in-law.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

    24‘Cursed is the one who kills his neighbor in private.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

    25‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

    26‘Cursed is the one who refuses to keep the words of this law.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

  • Deut 27:15
    83%

    15‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or metal image– something abhorrent to the LORD, the work of the craftsman– and sets it up in a secret place.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

  • Exod 21:17
    83%

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

  • Lev 20:9
    82%

    9Family Life and Sexual Prohibitions“‘If anyone curses his father and mother he must be put to death. He has cursed his father and mother; his blood guilt is on himself.

  • Prov 30:11
    81%

    11There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

  • Prov 20:20
    81%

    20The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

  • Matt 15:4-6
    3 verses
    80%

    4For God said,‘Honor your father and mother’ and‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’

    5But you say,‘If someone tells his father or mother,“Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,”

    6he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

  • Mark 7:10-12
    3 verses
    79%

    10For Moses said,‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and,‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’

    11But you say that if anyone tells his father or mother,‘Whatever help you would have received from me is corban’(that is, a gift for God),

    12then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother.

  • Exod 21:15
    78%

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

  • Lev 24:14-15
    2 verses
    76%

    14“Bring the one who cursed outside the camp, and all who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the whole congregation is to stone him to death.

    15Moreover, you are to tell the Israelites,‘If any man curses his God he will bear responsibility for his sin,

  • Deut 5:16
    76%

    16Honor 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.

  • Prov 19:26
    76%

    26The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

  • Exod 20:12
    75%

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

  • Jer 11:3
    75%

    3Tell them that the LORD, the God of Israel, says,‘Anyone who does not keep the terms of the covenant will be under a curse.

  • Gen 27:13
    74%

    13So his mother told him,“Any curse against you will fall on me, my son! Just obey me! Go and get them for me!”

  • Deut 28:16-20
    5 verses
    74%

    16You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the field.

    17Your basket and your mixing bowl will be cursed.

    18Your children will be cursed, as well as the produce of your soil, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.

    19You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out.

    20Curses by Disease and Drought“The LORD will send on you a curse, confusing you and opposing you in everything you undertake until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the evil of your deeds, in that you have forsaken me.

  • Prov 28:24
    74%

    24The one who robs his father and mother and says,“There is no transgression,” is a companion to the one who destroys.

  • Prov 23:22
    74%

    22Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

  • Eph 6:2
    73%

    2“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment accompanied by a promise, namely,

  • Prov 6:20
    73%

    20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

  • Matt 19:19
    73%

    19honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”

  • Deut 21:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,

    19his father and mother must seize him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.

  • Exod 22:28
    72%

    28“You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.

  • Jer 20:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14Cursed be the day I was born! May that day not be blessed when my mother gave birth to me.

    15Cursed be the man who made my father very glad when he brought him the news that a baby boy had been born to him!

  • Prov 30:17
    72%

    17The 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.

  • Jas 3:9
    71%

    9With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people made in God’s image.

  • Jer 48:10
    71%

    10A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the LORD’s work! A curse on anyone who keeps from carrying out his destruction!

  • Gen 27:29
    71%

    29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. You will be lord over your brothers, and the sons of your mother will bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”

  • Deut 33:9
    71%

    9He said to his father and mother,“I have not seen him,” and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant.