Exodus 21:17
Anyone who reviles/curses his father or his mother must be executed.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 20:12Honor/Respect your fathers and your mothers, in order that you may live a long time in the land that I, Yahweh God, will give you.
Deuteronomy 21:18“Suppose there is a boy who is very stubborn and always ◄rebelling against/disobeying► his parents, and who will not heed what they say to him. And suppose that they punish him but he still does not pay attention to what they tell him [MTY].
Deuteronomy 27:16‘Yahweh will curse anyone who dishonors his father or his mother.’ And all the people must reply, ‘◄Amen/We want that to happen►.’
Proverbs 30:11I will list four kinds of evil things that people do: Some people curse their fathers and do not ask God to bless their mothers.
Matthew 15:3Jesus answered them, “◄What is really disgusting is that you refuse to obey God’s commands just so that you can follow what your ancestors taught you!/Why do you refuse to obey what God commanded people to do, just so that you can follow your own traditions?► [RHQ]
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 →