Bible Verses About Honoring Thy Mother and Father
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for honoring thy mother and father, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 447 votes, led by Exodus 20:12. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Honoring Thy Mother and Father
Exodus 20:1277 votes
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Ephesians 6:1-352 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Proverbs 30:1733 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 5:1626 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.
Matthew 19:1922 votes
Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Ephesians 6:221 votes
Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
Ephesians 6:118 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Matthew 15:417 votes
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Ephesians 6:317 votes
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
John 3:16-1715 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Exodus 21:1714 votes
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Mark 7:1014 votes
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
Leviticus 19:312 votes
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 21:18-2112 votes
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
Proverbs 20:2012 votes
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Revelation 1:112 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Exodus 21:1511 votes
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
Deuteronomy 27:1611 votes
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Luke 18:2011 votes
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.
Jeremiah 35:710 votes
Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.
Mark 10:1910 votes
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.
Ephesians 6:1-410 votes
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Ephesians 6:410 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
What does the Bible say about honoring thy mother and father?
Readers most often cite Exodus 20:12 on the subject of honoring thy mother and father. Across 447 votes, 23 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ephesians 6:1-3, Proverbs 30:17, Deuteronomy 5:16. This page lists all 23 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.