Verse 23

Shem and Japheth took the garment and placed it on their shoulders. Then they walked in backwards and covered up their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so they did not see their father’s nakedness.

Referenced Verses

• 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.
• Lev 19:32 : 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.
• Rom 13:7 : 7 Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
• Gal 6:1 : 1 Support One Another Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.
• 1 Tim 5:1 : 1 Instructions about Specific Groups Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,
• 1 Tim 5:17 : 17 Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.
• 1 Tim 5:19 : 19 Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses.
• 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 Honor all people, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the king.
• 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins.