Ephesians 6:1

Children And Parents

¹ Children, obey your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for so is it right. ² "Honour thy father and mother," that is the first commandment that hath any promise,

Obey Your Parents

To the Lord

Proverbs 6:20

My son, keep thy father's commandments, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

Proverbs 23:22

Give ear unto thy father that begat thee; and despise not thy mother when she is old.

Proverbs 1:8

My son, hear thy father's doctrine, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Genesis 28:7

and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother, and was gone unto Mesopotamia:

Genesis 37:13

and Israel said unto Joseph, "Do not thy brethren keep in Shechem? Come, that I may send thee to them." And he answered, "Here am I."

Leviticus 19:3

See that ye fear every man his father and his mother, and that ye keep my Sabbaths, for I am the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 21:18

If any man have a son that is stubborn, and disobedient, that he will not hearken unto the voice of his father and voice of his mother, and they have taught him nurture, but he would not hearken unto them:

1 Samuel 17:20

And David rose up early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper, and took and went, as Jesse had commanded him, and came where the host lay. And the host was going out in array, and shouted in the battle:

Nehemiah 9:13

Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest unto them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, true laws, good commandments and statutes,

Esther 2:20

And as yet had not Esther showed her kindred and her people, according as Mordecai had bidden her: for Esther did after the word of Mordecai, like as when he was her tutor.

Job 33:27

Such a respect hath he unto men. Therefore let a man confess, and say, 'I offended, but he hath chastened and reformed me: I did unrighteously nevertheless he hath not recompensed me thereafter.

Psalm 19:8

The statutes of the LORD are right, and rejoice the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes.

Psalm 119:75

I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled.

Psalm 119:128

Therefore hold I straight all thy commandments; and all false ways I utterly abhor.

Proverbs 30:11

He that bringeth up an evil report upon the generation of his father and mother, is not worthy to be commended.

Proverbs 30:17

Whoso laugheth his father to scorn, and setteth his mother's commandment at naught; the ravens pick out his eyes in the valley, and devoured be he of the young Eagles.

Jeremiah 35:14

The words which Jonadab the son of Rechab commanded his sons, that they should drink no wine, are fast and surely kept: for unto this day they drink no wine but obey their father's commandment. But as for me, I have stood up early, I have spoken unto you, and given you earnest warning: and yet have ye not been obedient unto me.

Hosea 14:9

Who is wise to understand these things and hath wit to perceive them? For the ways of the LORD are straight, and the righteous shall walk in them: but the wicked shall tumble in them.

Luke 2:51

And he went with them, and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. But his mother kept all these things in her heart.

Romans 7:12

Wherefore the law is holy: and the commandment holy, just, and good.

Romans 12:2

And fashion not yourselves like unto this world: But be changed through the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what thing that good, that acceptable, and perfect will of God is.

Romans 16:2

that ye receive her in the Lord as it becometh saints, and that ye assist her, in whatsoever business she needeth of your aid. For she hath succored many, and mine own self also.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my dear brethren, be ye steadfast and unmovable, always rich in the works of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know how that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Ephesians 6:5-6

Servants, be obedient unto your carnal masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your hearts, as unto Christ:

Colossians 3:16-17

Let the word of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdom. Teach and exhort your own selves, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs which have favour with them, singing in your hearts to the Lord.

Colossians 3:20-25

Children, obey your fathers and mothers, in all things, for that is well pleasing unto the Lord.

1 Timothy 5:4

If any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to rule their own houses godly, and to recompense their elders. For that is good and acceptable before God.

1 Peter 2:13

Submit yourselves unto all manner ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether it be unto the King as unto the chief head;