Primary Verses:

1. Exodus 21:17

   • "And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death."

2. Leviticus 20:9

   • "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."

Supporting Verses:

3. Deuteronomy 27:16

   • "Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen."

4. Proverbs 20:20

   • "Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness."

5. Proverbs 30:11

   • "There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother."

6. Matthew 15:3-6

   • "But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?  For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.  But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;  And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition."

7. Mark 7:9-13

   • "And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.  For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:  But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.  And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;  Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye."