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Bible Verses about “obeying your parents

Found 15 verses (ordered by relevance) about “obeying your parents” in the KJV version of the Bible

Ephesians 6:1
573 votes

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

Exodus 20:12
517 votes

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

Ephesians 6:2
517 votes

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

Ephesians 6:3
461 votes

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

John 14:15
442 votes

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

Colossians 3:21
347 votes

Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.

Colossians 3:20
284 votes

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

Acts 5:29
220 votes

Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Proverbs 1:8
192 votes

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

Proverbs 23:22
106 votes

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

Matthew 15:4
88 votes

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

Proverbs 30:17
86 votes

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.

Deuteronomy 5:16
69 votes

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.

Proverbs 6:20
35 votes

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

Proverbs 13:1
33 votes

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