Deuteronomy 27:16
Cursed, be he that holdeth in light esteem his father or his mother. And all the people shall say—Amen.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 moveth back the boundary of his neighbour. And all the people shall say—Amen.
Cross References
Exodus 21:17And he who revileth his father or his mother, shall, surely be put to death.
Leviticus 20:9When, any man whatsoever, curseth his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death,—his father or his mother, hath he cursed, his blood, shall be upon himself.
Proverbs 30:11A generation! Its father, it revileth, and, its mother, it doth not bless.
Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother, have they despised in thee, To the sojourner, have they dealt with oppression in the midst of thee,— The fatherless and the widow, have they maltreated in 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 →