Bible Verses about “obeying parents”

“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”

“¶ Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.”

“For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”

“¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”

“Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)”

“That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.”

“¶ ‹If ye love me, keep my commandments.›”

“Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.”

“My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”

“Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.”

“‹For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.›”

“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.”

“Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”

“‹For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:›”

“¶ Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.”

“¶ My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”

“And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.”

“¶ A wise son [heareth] his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.”

“Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I [am] the LORD your God.”