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The Relationship of a Child
Honour thy father and thy mother, as
thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which
thy God giveth thee. Deuteronomy 5:16 (Exodus 20:12, Matthew 15:4,6, 19:19, Mark 7:10, 10:19, Luke 18:20, Ephesians 6:2,3)
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am
your God. Leviticus 19:3
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am
. Leviticus 19:32
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. Exodus 21:15
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. Leviticus 20:9 (Exodus 21:17, Matthew 15:4, Mark 7:10)
Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 1 Timothy 1:9
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Colossians 3:20
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Proverbs 6:20 (1:8, 4:1, 23:22)
Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. Proverbs 28:7
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance. Proverbs 29:3
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. Proverbs 13:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. Proverbs 10:1 (15:20)
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. Proverbs 10:5
A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. Proverbs 15:5
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. Proverbs 30:11
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. Proverbs 19:26
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. Proverbs 28:24
The Relationship of a Parent
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Deuteronomy 6:6,7 (11:18,19)
Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear
your God, and observe to do all the words of this law: And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear
your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. Deuteronomy 31:12,13
And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. Deuteronomy 32:46
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Proverbs 13:24
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. Proverbs 23:13,14
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. Proverbs 19:18
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. Proverbs 29:15
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. Proverbs 22:15
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. Proverbs 29:17
For whom
loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. Proverbs 3:12
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. Proverbs 17:6
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. Proverbs 23:24,25
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. Proverbs 17:21 (17:25, 19:13)
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. Proverbs 4:3
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 1 Timothy 3:4,5,12
If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. Titus 1:6
That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, Titus 2:4
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 (Colossians 3:21)
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. Matthew 15:26 (Mark 7:27)
When All Else Fails
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. Deuteronomy 21:18-21
Blessings of Keeping the Fifth Commandment
Honour thy father and thy mother, as
thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which
thy God giveth thee. Deuteronomy 5:16 (Exodus 20:12, Matthew 15:4,6, 19:19, Mark 7:10, 10:19, Luke 18:20, Ephesians 6:2,3)
Curses of Breaking the Fifth Commandment
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. Proverbs 20:20
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. Proverbs 30:17
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. Proverbs 17:2
Related verses: Deuteronomy 4:10, 27:16, Matthew 10:21, Mark 13:12, Luke 21:16, Romans 1:30, 2 Timothy 3:2
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