What does the Bible say about honoring your parents?

12 verses about honoring your parents, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about honoring your parents

1. Exodus 20:12 — Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 6 votes
2. Ephesians 6:2 — Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 6 votes
3. Ephesians 6:1 — Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 5 votes
4. Leviticus 19:3 — Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. 3 votes
5. Leviticus 20:9 — For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him. 3 votes
6. Deuteronomy 5:16 — Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 3 votes
7. Proverbs 20:20 — Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. 3 votes
8. Colossians 3:20 — Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 3 votes
9. Exodus 21:15 — And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. 2 votes
10. Proverbs 23:22 — Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 2 votes
11. 1 Timothy 5:4 — But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. 2 votes
12. 1 Timothy 5:8 — But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Exodus (2), Leviticus (2), Proverbs (2), Ephesians (2), 1 Timothy (2), Deuteronomy (1), Colossians (1)

Related topics

• Honoring Parents
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• Caring For Aging Parents
• Caring For Elderly Parents
• Honoring The Parents
• Disobeying Parents
• Obeying Parents
• Obeying Your Parents
• Grown Children Treating Their Parents
• Disrespectful Children
• Children Obeying Their Parents
• Disrespectful Child

Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.