Exodus 21:17
And hee that curseth his father or his mother, shall die the death.
Geneva Bible 1599
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, if it be founde with him, shall die the death.
Cross References
Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy dayes may be prolonged vpon the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee.
Deuteronomy 21:18If any man haue a sonne that is stubburne and disobedient, which wil not hearken vnto the voice of his father, nor the voyce of his mother, and they haue chastened him, and he would not obey them,
Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed be he that curseth his father and his mother: And all the people shall say: So be it.
Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doeth not blesse their mother.
Matthew 15:3But he answered and said vnto them, Why doe yee also transgresse the commandement of God by your tradition?
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 →