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Deu 5:16 — Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Honour		Exd 20:12; Lev 19:3; Mat 15:4-6; Col 3:20
that thy days		Deu 4:40; Deu 27:16; Eph 6:1-3

Correlating Passages

Honour

	Exd 20:12	Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
	Lev 19:3	Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I [am] the LORD your God.
	Mat 15:4	For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
	Mat 15:5	But ye say, Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
	Mat 15:6	And honour not his father or his mother, [he shall be free]. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
	Col 3:20	Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

that thy days

	Deu 4:40	Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong [thy] days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.
	Deu 27:16	Cursed [be] he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
	Eph 6:1	Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
	Eph 6:2	Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
	Eph 6:3	That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

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Scott, Thomas. "Deuteronomy 5:16," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Deu/5/16.html>.

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