Exodus 21:17
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Webster Bible
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 20:12Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deuteronomy 21:18If a man shall have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and who , when they have chastened him, will not hearken to them:
Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother: and all the people shall say, Amen.
Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
Matthew 15:3But he answered and said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment 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 →