Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Obey

Genesis 28:7
And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram.
Genesis 37:13
And Israel said unto Joseph, Are not thy brethren feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.
Leviticus 19:3
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father; and ye shall keep my sabbaths: I am Jehovah your God.
Deuteronomy 21:18
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will 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 he came to the place of the wagons, as the host which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle.
Esther 2:20
Esther had not yet made known her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.
Proverbs 1:8
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
Proverbs 23:22
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
Proverbs 30:11
There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.
Jeremiah 35:14
The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and unto this day they drink none, for they obey their father's commandment: but I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; and ye have not hearkened unto me.
Luke 2:51
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all these'sayings in her heart.
Colossians 3:20
Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

In

Ephesians 6:5
Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Romans 16:2
that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever matter she may have need of you: for she herself also hath been a helper of many, and of mine own self.
1 Corinthians 15:58
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and'spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.
1 Peter 2:13
Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether to the king, as supreme;

For

Nehemiah 9:13
Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,
Job 33:27
He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:
Psalm 19:8
The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.
Psalm 119:75
I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
Hosea 14:9
Who is wise, that he may understand these things? prudent, that he may know them? for the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein.
Romans 7:12
So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.
Romans 12:2
And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
1 Timothy 5:4
But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

General references

Genesis 27:8
Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
Genesis 28:7
And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Paddan-aram.
Genesis 50:12
And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:
Numbers 30:5
But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth, none of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and Jehovah will forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
Ruth 2:23
So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.
Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

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