Exodus 21:17

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

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall certainly be put to death.

18And if men dispute, and one strike the other with a stone, or with the fist, and he die not, but take to [his] bed,

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

Deuteronomy 21:18If a man have an unmanageable and rebellious son, who hearkeneth not unto the voice of his father, nor unto the voice of his mother, and they have chastened him, but he hearkeneth not unto them;

Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed be he that slighteth his father or his mother! And all the people shall say, Amen.

Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother;

Matthew 15:3But he answering said to them, Why do *ye* also transgress the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching?

Matthew Henry on Exodus 21:13-22

12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. 13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. 15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. 16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to… Read the whole commentary →

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