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What Does the Bible Say About Honoring Your Parents?

Here are 15 Bible verses about honoring your parents, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Ephesians 6:2-3

    Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

    BSB“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”

  2. #2Exodus 20:12

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

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

  3. #3Ephesians 6:1

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

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

  4. #4Ephesians 6:1-24

    Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; …

    BSBChildren, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. …

  5. #5Ephesians 6:1-3

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

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

  6. #6Leviticus 20:9

    For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

    BSBIf anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.

  7. #7Leviticus 19:3

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

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

  8. #8Deuteronomy 5:16

    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.

    BSBHonor 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.

  9. #9Proverbs 20:20

    Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

    BSBWhoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

  10. #10Colossians 3:20

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

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

  11. #11Ephesians 6:2

    Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

    BSB“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),

  12. #12Proverbs 23:22

    Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

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

  13. #131 Timothy 5:4

    But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

    BSBBut if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

  14. #141 Timothy 5:8

    But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

    BSBIf anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

  15. #15Exodus 21:15

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

    BSBWhoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.

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