Reverence Due to Parents
Deuteronomy 5:16
Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you; that your days may be prolonged…


Honour your parents, i.e.

1. Obey them.

2. Respect them.

3. Treat their opinions with regard.

4. Treat their habits with respect.

5. Provide for them when sick, weary, old, and infirm.

( A. Barnes, D. D..)



Parallel Verses
KJV: 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.

WEB: "Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.




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