Exodus 20:12
Honour thy father, and thy mother,—that thy days may be prolonged upon the soil, which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
13Thou shalt not commit murder.
Cross References
Genesis 48:12And Joseph brought them out from beside his knees, and bowed himself down with his face towards the earth.
Exodus 21:15And, he that smiteth his father or his mother, shall, surely be put to death.
Leviticus 19:3Ye shall, every one, revere, his father and his mother, And my sabbaths, shall ye observe,—I—Yahweh, am your God.
Deuteronomy 4:26I take both the heavens and the earth to witness against you to-day, that ye shall, perish, speedily, from off the land which ye are passing over the Jordan to possess,—ye shall not prolong your days thereupon; for, ye shall surely be laid waste;
Deuteronomy 5:16Honour thy father and thy mother, as Yahweh thy God hath commanded thee,—that thy days may be prolonged and that it may go well with thee, upon the soil which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee:
Deuteronomy 25:15A weight full and just, shalt thou have, a measure full and just, shalt thou have,—that thy days may be prolonged upon the soil which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:2-12
The Ten Commandments. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the… Read the whole commentary →