Exodus 21:17
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
KJV
Qui maledixerit patri suo, vel matri, morte moriatur.
Vulgate
Ὃς ἐὰν κλέψῃ τίς τινα τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ καὶ καταδυναστεύσας αὐτὸν ἀποδῶται, καὶ εὑρεθῇ ἐν αὐτῷ, θανάτῳ τελευτάτω.
LXX
And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
ASV
וּ/מְקַלֵּ֥ל אָבִ֛י/ו וְ/אִמּ֖/וֹ מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
4 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
הָקֵל֙
hql
verb · 80×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
Intertextual echoes
Quoted or echoed by 1 later passage.
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Matt 15:4 · exact_quote"For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death."Jesus quotes Exodus: cursing father or mother
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. What then says Christ? He did not set Himself against it, neither made He any defense, but straightway blames them again, plucking down their confidence, and signifying that he who commits great sins ought not to be strict with others concerning small matters. What? When you ought to be blamed, says He, do ye even blame? But do thou observe, how when it is His will to set as…
Q. What is God's will for you in the fifth commandment? A. That I honor, love, and be loyal to my father and mother and all those in authority over me; that I obey and submit to them, as is proper, when they correct and punish me; and also that I be patient with their failings — for through them God chooses to rule us.
Cross-references
- Deut 27:16 — Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Deut 27:16 — Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Exod 20:12 — Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
- Exod 22:28 — Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
- Lev 19:3 — Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
- Lev 20:9 — For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
- Lev 20:9 — For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
- Mark 7:10 — For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
- Mark 7:10 — For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
- Matt 15:3 — But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
- Matt 15:4 — For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
- Prov 20:20 — Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
- Prov 20:20 — Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
- Prov 30:11 — There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
- Prov 30:11 — There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.