Deuteronomy 27:16
Cursed be he that curseth his father and his mother: And all the people shall say: So be it.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 remoueth his neighbors marke: And all the people shall say: So be it.
Cross References
Exodus 21:17And hee that curseth his father or his mother, shall die the death.
Leviticus 20:9If there be any that curseth his father or his mother, he shall die the death: seeing hee hath cursed his father and his mother, his blood shalbe vpon him.
Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doeth not blesse their mother.
Ezekiel 22:7In thee haue they despised father and mother: in the middes of thee haue they oppressed the stranger: in thee haue they vexed the fatherlesse and the widowe.
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 →