¹² Joseph moved the boys, who were at their grandfather’s knees, and he bowed with his face to the ground.

⁶ Since Joseph was governor of all Egypt and in charge of selling grain to all the people, it was to him that his brothers came. When they arrived, they bowed before him with their faces to the ground.

Children and Parents

6 Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord,^[a] for this is the right thing to do.

³⁷ She fell at his feet and bowed before him, overwhelmed with gratitude. Then she took her son in her arms and carried him downstairs.

¹⁹ So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak on Adonijah’s behalf. The king rose from his throne to meet her, and he bowed down before her. When he sat down on his throne again, the king ordered that a throne be brought for his mother, and she sat at his right hand.

³² “Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the Lord.

³ “Each of you must show great respect for your mother and father, and you must always observe my Sabbath days of rest. I am the Lord your God.

⁸ Moses immediately threw himself to the ground and worshiped.

¹² “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.