68 Bible Verses about Obeying Your Parents
Want to know what the Bible says about Obeying Your Parents? Here are 68 Bible verses about Obeying Your Parents from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Colossians 3:20 NIV
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
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Exodus 20:12 NIV
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
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Colossians 3:21 NIV
Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
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Ephesians 6:2-3 NIV
2 “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3 “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”
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Proverbs 1:8 NIV
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
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Proverbs 13:1 NIV
A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.
but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.
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Acts 5:29 NIV
Peter and the other apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!
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Proverbs 3:1-2 NIV
3 My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
2 for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity.
but keep my commands in your heart,
2 for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity.
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