15 Bible Verses About Respecting Your Parents

Exodus 20:12

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

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

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

Ephesians 6:1

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

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

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

Ephesians 6:1–4

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1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.” 4Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

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1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise: 3“that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.” 4You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Colossians 3:20

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

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

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

Exodus 21:17

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Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.

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And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

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“Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

Leviticus 19:3

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Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

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Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.

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“‘Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 5:16

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Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

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Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

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“Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

Deuteronomy 21:18–21

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18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined, 19his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown, 20and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.” 21Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.

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18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: 19Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; 20And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. 21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

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18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten him, will not listen to them, 19then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city and to the gate of his place. 20They shall tell the elders of his city, “This our son is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey our voice. He is a glutton and a drunkard.” 21All the men of his city shall stone him to death with stones. So you shall remove the evil from among you. All Israel shall hear, and fear.

Proverbs 1:8

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

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

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

Proverbs 22:6

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

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

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

Proverbs 29:15

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A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

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The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

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The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

Proverbs 30:17

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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.

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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.

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“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.

Ephesians 6:1–3

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1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”

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1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

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1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise: 3“that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”

Ephesians 6:4

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

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

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

Hebrews 13:17

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Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

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Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

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Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

15 Bible Verses About Respecting Your Parents

Exodus 20:12

Ephesians 6:1

Ephesians 6:1–4

Colossians 3:20

Exodus 21:17

Leviticus 19:3

Deuteronomy 5:16

Deuteronomy 21:18–21

Proverbs 1:8

Proverbs 22:6

Proverbs 29:15

Proverbs 30:17

Ephesians 6:1–3

Ephesians 6:4

Hebrews 13:17

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