Ben Sira 7:27
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27 With your whole heart honor your father;
your mother’s birth pangs do not forget.(A)
Exodus 20:12
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12 [a](A)Honor your father and your mother, that you may have a long life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.(B)
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- 20:12–17 The Decalogue falls into two parts: the preceding precepts refer to God, the following refer primarily to one’s fellow Israelites.
Deuteronomy 5:16
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16 (A)Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord, your God, has commanded you, that you may have a long life and that you may prosper in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
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