Exodus 20:12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
12 [a](A)Honor your father and your mother, that you may have a long life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.(B)
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- 20:12–17 The Decalogue falls into two parts: the preceding precepts refer to God, the following refer primarily to one’s fellow Israelites.
Proverbs 23:22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
22 [a]Listen to your father who begot you,
do not despise your mother when she is old.
Footnotes
- 23:22–23 Father and mother are associated with truth and wisdom. One should no more rid oneself of truth and wisdom than rid oneself of one’s parents, who are their source.
Ben Sira 7:27
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
27 With your whole heart honor your father;
your mother’s birth pangs do not forget.(A)
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