Bible Verses about โhonoring your parentsโ
The Bible contains 34 verses about honoring your parents across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
โBut if anyone doesn't provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.โ
โYou fathers, don't provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.โ
โFor our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.โ
โChildren, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.โ
โPut on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.โ
โ"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.โ
โ"Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise:โ
โ"that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."โ
โTherefore, put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.โ
โAnd take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;โ
โFinally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.โ
โwith all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:โ
โand having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace;โ
โabove all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.โ
โStand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,โ
โChildren, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.โ
โwith good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;โ
โYou masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.โ
โon my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,โ
โknowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.โ
โnot in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;โ
โServants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;โ
โfor which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.โ
โPeace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.โ
โGrace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.โ
โBut that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things;โ
โwhom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.โ
โBut if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.โ
โListen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old.โ
โ"Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.โ
โ"Anyone who attacks his father or his mother shall be surely put to death.โ
โWhoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.โ
โ"'For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.โ
โ"'Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am Yahweh your God.โ
