Exodus 21:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.”
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BSBPD
“Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly put to death.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Exodus 21:17 — 10 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.
- 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,
- Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.
- Deuteronomy 27:16‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
- Proverbs 30:11There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
- Proverbs 30:17As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
- Matthew 15:3Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
- Mark 7:10For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
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