Primary Verses:

1. Exodus 20:12

   • "Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which YHVH thy God giveth thee."

2. Deuteronomy 5:16

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

Supporting Verses:

3. Leviticus 19:3

   • "Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am YHVH your God."

4. Proverbs 1:8-9

   • "My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:  For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck."

5. Proverbs 6:20-23

   • "My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:  Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.  When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.  For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:"

6. Proverbs 13:1

   • "A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke."

7. Proverbs 23:22

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

8. Malachi 1:6

   • "A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith YHVH of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?"

9. Matthew 15:4

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

10. Mark 10:19

    • "Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother."

11. Luke 18:20

    • "Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother."

12. Romans 1:30-32

    • "Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,  Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:  Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them."

13. Ephesians 6:1-3

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

14. Colossians 3:20

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