Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
A Conservative Version
Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which LORD thy God gives thee.
American Standard Version
Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Amplified
“Honor (respect, obey, care for) your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged in the land the Lord your God gives you.
Bible in Basic English
Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
Darby Translation
Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Julia Smith Translation
Honor thy father and thy mother, so that thy days shall be prolon upon the land which Jehovah thy gave to thee.
King James 2000
Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God gives you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Honor your father and your mother, so that your days can be long on the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving you.
Modern King James verseion
Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long upon the land which Jehovah your God gives you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
NET Bible
"Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving to you.
New Heart English Bible
"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
The Emphasized Bible
Honour thy father, and thy mother, - that thy days may be prolonged upon the soil, which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee.
Webster
Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
World English Bible
"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.
Themes
Children » Should » Honor parents
Children » Were required » To honor their parents
Commandment » The ten commandments
The ten commandments » Enumerated
The law of God » Given » To the israelites
natural Life » Obedience to parents, tends to prolong
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 20:12
Images Exodus 20:12
Prayers for Exodus 20:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Ten Commandments
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Jehovah made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them in six days. He rested on the seventh day. Therefore Jehovah blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
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Cross References
Leviticus 19:3
Respect your mother and father. Observe my days of worship. I am Jehovah your God!
Luke 18:20
You know the commandments, do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, and do not bear false witness. Honor your father and mother.
Mark 7:10
Moses said: 'Honor your father and your mother. He also said: 'He that speaks evil of father or mother must die.'
Exodus 21:15
He who strikes (beats) his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
Exodus 21:17
Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.
Leviticus 19:32
Show respect to the elderly, and honor older people. In this way you show respect for your God. I am Jehovah.
Matthew 19:19
Honor your father and your mother, and Love your neighbor as yourself.
Mark 10:19
You know the commandments, do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.
Ephesians 6:1-3
Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.
Colossians 3:20
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing in the Lord.
Deuteronomy 4:26
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day that you will soon utterly perish from off the land you possess the other side of the Jordan. You will not prolong your days upon it, but will be destroyed.
Deuteronomy 4:40
You must keep the regulations and commandments I commanded you today. Then all will go well with you and with your children after you. You may prolong your days on the earth that Jehovah your God gives you for all time.
Deuteronomy 5:16
Honor your father and your mother, as Jehovah your God commands you and your days will be prolonged and things will go well with you, in the land Jehovah gives you.
Deuteronomy 25:15
You must have a full and just weight. You should have a full and just measure, that your days may be prolonged in the land Jehovah your God gives you.
Deuteronomy 32:47
It is not an idle talk! Indeed it is your life. By this word you will prolong your days in the land you to possess on the other side of the Jordan.
1 Kings 2:19
So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to talk to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to meet her and bowed down to her. He took his place on the king's throne and she sat at his right hand on the seat made ready for the king's mother.
2 Kings 2:12
Elisha saw it and cried out to Elijah: My father, my father! Mighty defender of Israel! You are gone! He never saw Elijah again. In grief Elisha tore his cloak in two.
Proverbs 1:8-9
My son, listen to the instruction of your father. Do not forsake the law of your mother.
Proverbs 3:16
Long life is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.
Proverbs 15:5
A fool despises his father's instruction, but he who accepts discipline is prudent.
Proverbs 20:20
He who curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in obscure darkness.
Proverbs 23:22-25
Listen to your father who gave you life. Do not despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 28:24
Whoever robs his father or mother, and says: It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a man who destroys.
Proverbs 30:11
There is a generation that curses their father, and doe not bless their mother.
Proverbs 30:17
The eye that mocks his father, and rejects obedience to his mother, the ravens of the valley pick it out, and the young eagles eat it.
Malachi 1:6
Jehovah of Hosts declares to the priests: Children honor their parents and servants honor their masters. I am your father. Why do you not honor me? I am your master. Why do you not respect me? You despise me, and yet you ask: How have we despised you?
Matthew 15:4-6
God said, 'Honor your father and mother.' 'He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.'
Ephesians 5:21
Be subject (obedient) (subordinate) to one another in reverence of Christ.