Deuteronomy 27:16
Cursed be he who dishonors his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
In Context
17Cursed be he who removes his neighbor's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cross References
Exodus 21:17And he who curses his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Leviticus 20:9For he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
Proverbs 30:11There is a generation who curses their father, and does not bless their mother.
Ezekiel 22:7In thee they have made light of father and mother. In the midst of thee they have dealt with the sojourner by oppression. In thee they have wronged the fatherless and the widow.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 27:12-26
The Curses from Ebal. ( b. c. 1451.) 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination… Read the whole commentary →