Verse 16

`Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 4:40 : 40 and thou hast kept His statutes and His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, so that it is well to thee, and to thy sons after thee, and so that thou prolongest days on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- all the days.'
  • Exod 20:12 : 12 `Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.
  • Lev 19:3 : 3 `Each his mother and his father ye do fear, and My sabbaths ye do keep; I `am' Jehovah your God.
  • Col 3:20 : 20 the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;
  • Deut 27:16 : 16 `Cursed `is' He who is making light of his father and his mother, -- and all the people have said, Amen.
  • Matt 15:4-6 : 4 for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death; 5 but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering `is' whatever thou mayest be profited by me; -- 6 and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.
  • Matt 19:19 : 19 honour thy father and mother, and, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.'
  • Mark 7:10 : 10 for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death;
  • Mark 10:19 : 19 the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Thou mayest not defraud, Honour thy father and mother.'
  • Luke 18:20 : 20 the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.'
  • Eph 6:1-3 : 1 The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; 2 honour thy father and mother, 3 which is the first command with a promise, `That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live a long time upon the land.'