30 Bible Verse About Obeying Parents

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother’—which is the first commandment with a promise—‘so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.’”

“Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.”

“Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.”

“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”

“My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.”

“Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.”

“The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.”

“Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.”

“Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.”

“A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.”

“If someone curses their father or mother, their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.”

“For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’”

“For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’”

“You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”

“Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.”

“A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.”

“A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.”

“Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.”

“There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.”

“If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his town. They shall say to the elders, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.’ Then all the men of his town are to stone him to death.”

“Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”

“Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.”

“Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”

“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.”

“honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’”

“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”

“The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.”

“Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.”

“When Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, the king stood up to meet her, bowed down to her and sat down on his throne. He had a throne brought for the king’s mother, and she sat down at his right hand.”

“Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.”