hating your parents

The 17 most-voted verses about hating your parents, from 12 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

Luke 14:26 (BSB)

If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Luke 14:26 (KJV)

“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.

Luke 14:26 (WEB)

‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

Deuteronomy 27:16 (BSB)

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

Deuteronomy 27:16 (KJV)

‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or his mother.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

Deuteronomy 27:16 (WEB)

Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

Matthew 10:37 (BSB)

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Matthew 10:37 (KJV)

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me isn’t worthy of me.

Matthew 10:37 (WEB)

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

Exodus 20:5 (BSB)

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

Exodus 20:5 (KJV)

you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me,

Exodus 20:5 (WEB)

Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

Exodus 20:12 (BSB)

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

Exodus 20:12 (KJV)

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

Exodus 20:12 (WEB)

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.

Proverbs 1:8 (BSB)

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

Proverbs 1:8 (KJV)

My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching;

Proverbs 1:8 (WEB)

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 15:20 (BSB)

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Proverbs 15:20 (KJV)

A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 15:20 (WEB)

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

Proverbs 22:6 (BSB)

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

Proverbs 22:6 (KJV)

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

Proverbs 22:6 (WEB)

As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.

Proverbs 30:17 (BSB)

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.

Proverbs 30:17 (KJV)

“The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.

Proverbs 30:17 (WEB)

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16 (BSB)

¶ 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.

John 3:16 (KJV)

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:16 (WEB)

But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8 (BSB)

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8 (KJV)

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8 (WEB)

See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

2 Corinthians 12:14 (BSB)

Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

2 Corinthians 12:14 (KJV)

Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

2 Corinthians 12:14 (WEB)

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Galatians 5:22 (BSB)

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 5:22 (KJV)

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 5:22 (WEB)

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

Ephesians 6:1 (BSB)

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

Ephesians 6:1 (KJV)

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

Ephesians 6:1 (WEB)

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:4 (BSB)

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

Ephesians 6:4 (KJV)

You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:4 (WEB)

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Colossians 3:20 (BSB)

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

Colossians 3:20 (KJV)

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

Colossians 3:20 (WEB)

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9 (BSB)

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9 (KJV)

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9 (WEB)

17 verses, from 12 books: