32 Bible Verses about Respecting Parents

"Honor your father and mother"" (This is a very important commandment with a promise.)

Because God said, "You are to honor your father and your mother,' and, "Whoever curses father or mother must certainly be put to death.'

"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

""Honor your father and your mother, just as the LORD your God commanded you, so that you will live long and things will go well for you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

"A son honors his father and a servant his master. So if I'm a father, where is my honor? And if I'm a master, where is my respect?" says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies to you priests who are despising my name. "But you ask, "How have we despised your name?'

""so that it may go well for you, and that you may have a long life on the earth."

"Each of you is to fear his mother and father. "Observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

Jesus said, ""You must not murder, you must not commit adultery, you must not steal, you must not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,' and, "you must love your neighbor as yourself.'"

Because Moses said, "Honor your father and your mother,' and, "Whoever curses his father or mother must certainly be put to death.'

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up by training and instructing them about the Lord.

Honor everyone. Keep on loving the community of believers, fearing God, and honoring the king.

does not have to honor his father.' Because of your tradition, then, you have disregarded the authority of God's word.

"Rise in the presence of the aged and honor the elderly face-to-face. "Fear your God. I am the LORD.

Fathers, do not make your children resentful. Otherwise, they'll become discouraged.

Listen to the one who fathered you, and don't despise your mother in her old age.

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to respect their own family by repaying their parents, for this is pleasing in God's sight.

A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

The eye that mocks a father and looks with a disobedient attitude at a mother the valley ravens will pluck it out; and vultures will eat it.

My son, listen to your father's instruction, and do not let go of your mother's teaching.

Keep your father's commands, my son, and never forsake your mother's rules,

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear, trembling, and sincerity, as when you obey the Messiah.

older women like mothers, and younger women like sisters, with absolute purity.

Be devoted to each other with mutual affection. Excel at showing respect for each other.

"Anyone who curses his father or mother is certainly to be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother, so his guilt will remain his responsibility."

Pay everyone whatever you owe them taxes to whom taxes are due, tolls to whom tolls are due, fear to whom fear is due, honor to whom honor is due.

Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him as if he were your father. Treat younger men like brothers,

Furthermore, we had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them for it. We should submit even more to the Father of our spirits and live, shouldn't we?

slanderers, God-haters, haughty, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to their parents,

You know the commandments: "Never commit adultery. Never murder. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Honor your father and mother.'"

For they will add length to your days, years to your life, and abundant peace to you.