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Deuteronomy 5:16

Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you to do, so that you may live a long time and do well in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, and that the Lord your God led you out from there with his great power and incredible strength. This is why the Lord your God has ordered you to keep the Sabbath day.

17You must not kill people.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 4:40Observe his rules and regulations that I'm giving you right now, so that you and your children will do well, and that you may have long lives in the country that the Lord your God is giving you for all time.

Deuteronomy 5:33Follow all the ways the Lord your God has shown you, so that you do well and live long lives in the country that you will occupy.

Deuteronomy 27:16“A curse on anyone who dishonors their father or mother.” Everyone says “Amen!”

Matthew 15:4“For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Those who curse their father or mother should be put to death.’

Mark 7:10“Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Whoever curses their father or mother should die.’

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 5:7-23

6 I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me. 8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: 9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them… Read the whole commentary →

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