Deuteronomy 27:16
Accursed be he who contemneth his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Targum Onkelos
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
17Accursed he who changeth the boundary of his neighbour. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cross References
Exodus 21:17And he who curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
Leviticus 20:9For the man who curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death; he hath cursed his father, he is guilty of death.
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 →