Exodus 21:17
And he who revileth his father or his mother, shall, surely be put to death.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 20:12Honour thy father, and thy mother,—that thy days may be prolonged upon the soil, which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee.
Deuteronomy 21:18When a man hath a son, rebellious and insulting, who will not hearken to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother,—though they chastise him, yet will not hearken unto them,
Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed, be he that holdeth in light esteem his father or his mother. And all the people shall say—Amen.
Proverbs 30:11A generation! Its father, it revileth, and, its mother, it doth not bless.
Matthew 15:3But, he, answering, said unto them—Wherefore do, ye also, transgress the commandment of God for the sake of 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 →