24 When Noah awoke from his wine hand knew what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,
i“Cursed be Canaan;
ja servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
Exodus 21:17
17 t“Whoever curses1 his father or his mother shall be put to death.
Proverbs 1:8–9
8 iHear, my son, your father’s instruction,
and forsake not your mother’s teaching,
9 for they are ja graceful garland for your head
and kpendants for your neck.
Proverbs 4:1
1 fHear, O sons, a father’s instruction,
Proverbs 15:20
20 kA wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 20:20
20 gIf one curses his father or his mother,
hhis lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
Ephesians 6:1–6
1 sChildren, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 t“Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, ubut bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
5 vBondservants,1 obey your earthly masters2 with fear and trembling, wwith a sincere heart, xas you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as ypeople-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
Ephesians 6:22
22 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may kencourage your hearts.
Colossians 3:18
18 uWives, submit to your husbands, as vis fitting in the Lord.
Colossians 3:20–24
20 Children, obey your parents xin everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. 22 Bondservants, obey xin everything those who are your earthly masters,1 not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 yWhatever you do, work heartily, zas for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord ayou will receive the inheritance as your reward. bYou are serving the Lord Christ.
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