Deuteronomy 27:16
Cursed be he that holdeth in light esteem his father or his mother; and all the people shall say, Amen.
Leeser Tanakh
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 that removeth the landmark of his neighbor; and all the people shall say, Amen.
Cross References
Exodus 21:17And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Leviticus 20:9For every one whatever that curseth his father or his mother shall be put to death: his father or his mother hath he cursed, his blood shall be upon him.
Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curseth its father, and doth not bless its mother.
Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother they esteemed lightly within thee, toward the stranger they acted with extortion in the midst of thee, the fatherless and the widow they oppressed within thee.
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 →