Exodus 20:12
New King James Version
12 (A)“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be (B)long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
Exodus 21:17
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17 “And (A)he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
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Proverbs 10:1
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Wise Sayings of Solomon
10 The proverbs of (A)Solomon:
(B)A wise son makes a glad father,
But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Proverbs 23:22
New King James Version
22 (A)Listen to your father who begot you,
And do not despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 6:20-23
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Beware of Adultery
20 (A)My son, keep your father’s command,
And do not forsake the law of your mother.
21 (B)Bind them continually upon your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
22 (C)When you roam, [a]they will lead you;
When you sleep, (D)they will keep you;
And when you awake, they will speak with you.
23 (E)For the commandment is a lamp,
And the law a light;
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:22 Lit. it
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