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Want to know what the Bible says about Respecting Parents? Here are 92 Bible verses about Respecting 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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Proverbs 22:15 NIV
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
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Psalm 103:13 NIV
As a father has compassion on his children,
    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
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Proverbs 13:13 NIV
Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,
    but whoever respects a command is rewarded.
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Hebrews 12:9 NIV
Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live!
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Job 12:12 NIV
Is not wisdom found among the aged?
    Does not long life bring understanding?
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Proverbs 15:33 NIV
Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord,
    and humility comes before honor.
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Deuteronomy 6:6-9 NIV
6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
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Acts 17:10-11 NIV
10 As soon as it was night, the believers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went to the Jewish synagogue. 11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
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Colossians 3:20-21 NIV
20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
21 Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
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Proverbs 4:1 NIV
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction;
    pay attention and gain understanding.
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