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Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. Jeremiah 35:7
“Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
To honor your father and mother, specifically, means to “prize highly, care for, show respect for, and obey" authority in our lives. When we are young, we rely on our parents for food, care, and comfort. As we grow, the natural rebellion in us pushes against their authority.
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Read full chapter.
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you” (Exodus 20:12). Halfway through the Ten Commandments, God instructs His people to honor their fathers and mothers.
Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. American Standard Version. Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee. Aramaic Bible in Plain English.
In Mark 7:10, Jesus reaffirms the first commandment with promise: “Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’”. God’s will involves honoring one’s parents, a truth found throughout Scripture. Genuine faith honors God and family.