Deuteronomy 27:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’”
A short, plain-language explanation of Deuteronomy 27:16 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Cursed <FI>is<Fi> He who is making light of his father and his mother, --and all the people have said, Amen.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 27:16 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Exodus 21:17Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
- Leviticus 19:3Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
- Leviticus 20:9If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.
- Deuteronomy 21:18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined,
- Proverbs 30:11There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
- Isaiah 45:10Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’”
- Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
- Matthew 15:4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
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