Exodus 21:17

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

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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 surely be put to death.

18And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed;

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Deuteronomy 21:18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not hearken to the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;

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

Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curse their father, and do not bless their mother.

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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