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The Duties of Children Towards their Parents
The Duties of Children Towards their Parents
Children, responsibilities to parents
Children owe their parents certain important responsibilities, including the duty to honour and obey them.
The duties of children towards their parents
The duties of children towards their parents
They are to obey their parents
— 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
(NASB95) — 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
They are to obey their parents
They are to honour their parents
— 20 Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord.
(NASB95) — 20 Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.
They are to honour their parents
— 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3 so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.
(NASB95) — 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3 so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.
(NASB95) — 12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
(NASB95) — 12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God gives you.
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(NASB95) — 6 Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons is their fathers.
(NASB95) — 6 Grandchildren are the crown of old men, And the glory of sons is their fathers.
(NASB95) — 10 “For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, is to be put to death’;
(NASB95) — 10 “For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, is to be put to death’;
They are to behave well
(NASB95) — 20 Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.
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(NASB95) — 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
(NASB95) — 11 It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself If his conduct is pure and right.
They are to behave well
They are to be a blessing and source of joy to their parents
(NASB95) — 11 It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself If his conduct is pure and right.
They are to be a blessing and source of joy to their parents
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(NASB95) — 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth. 5 How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; They will not be ashamed When they speak with their enemies in the gate.
(NASB95) — 24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.
(NASB95) — 24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who sires a wise son will be glad in him.
(NASB95) — 3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine Within your house, Your children like olive plants Around your table.
(NASB95) — 3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine Within your house, Your children like olive plants Around your table.
(NASB95) — 20 A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
(NASB95) — 20 A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
(NASB95) — 11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me.
(NASB95) — 11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me.
(NASB95) — 3 A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, But he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.
(NASB95) — 3 A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, But he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.
(NASB95) — 23 and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; 24 for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.
(NASB95) — 23 and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; 24 for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’ And they began to celebrate.
Children born to barren mothers bring special joy
Sarah:
Sarah:
(NASB95) — 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; Sarah was past childbearing.
(NASB95) — 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; Sarah was past childbearing.
(NASB95) — 2 So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.
(NASB95) — 2 So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.
Rachel:
Rachel:
(NASB95) — 31 Now the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
(NASB95) — 31 Now the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.
(NASB95) — 22 Then God remembered Rachel, and God gave heed to her and opened her womb.
(NASB95) — 22 Then God remembered Rachel, and God gave heed to her and opened her womb.
Manoah’s wife:
Manoah’s wife:
(NASB95) — 2 There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had borne no children.
(NASB95) — 2 There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had borne no children.
(NASB95) — 24 Then the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the child grew up and the Lord blessed him.
(NASB95) — 24 Then the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the child grew up and the Lord blessed him.
Hannah:
Hannah:
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(NASB95) — 5 but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.
(NASB95) — 5 but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the Lord had closed her womb.
(NASB95) — 20 It came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked him of the Lord.”
(NASB95) — 20 It came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked him of the Lord.”
Elizabeth:
Elizabeth:
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(NASB95) — 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
(NASB95) — 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.
(NASB95) — 24 After these days Elizabeth his wife became pregnant, and she kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying,
(NASB95) — 24 After these days Elizabeth his wife became pregnant, and she kept herself in seclusion for five months, saying,
(NASB95) — 57 Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.
(NASB95) — 57 Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.
Children can be a source of grief and disappointment to their parents
Children can be a source of grief and disappointment to their parents
(NASB95) — 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father And bitterness to her who bore him.
(NASB95) — 3 His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice.
(NASB95) — 3 His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice.
(NASB95) — 21 He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
(NASB95) — 21 He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
(NASB95) — 13 A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
(NASB95) — 13 A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
(NASB95) — 26 He who assaults his father and drives his mother away Is a shameful and disgraceful son.
(NASB95) — 26 He who assaults his father and drives his mother away Is a shameful and disgraceful son.
(NASB95) — 7 He who keeps the law is a discerning son, But he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.
(NASB95) — 7 He who keeps the law is a discerning son, But he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.
(NASB95) — 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.
(NASB95) — 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.
The punishment of wicked children
(NASB95) — 15 “He who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
(NASB95) — 9 ‘If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his bloodguiltiness is upon him.
(NASB95) — 18 “If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise him, he will not even listen to them, 19 then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his hometown. 20 “They shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey us, he is a glutton and a drunkard.’ 21 “Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death; so you shall remove the evil from your midst, and all Israel will hear of it and fear.
(NASB95) — 17 The eye that mocks a father And scorns a mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And the young eagles will eat it.
(NASB95) — 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
The punishment of children for the sins of their fathers
; ; Jeremiah here stresses the importance of individual responsibility in the present crisis without denying the notion of corporate responsibility;
(NASB95) — 5 “You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
(NASB95) — 18 ‘The Lord is slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generations.’
(NASB95) — 29 “In those days they will not say again, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children’s teeth are set on edge.’ 30 “But everyone will die for his own iniquity; each man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth will be set on edge.
(NASB95) — 18 who shows lovingkindness to thousands, but repays the iniquity of fathers into the bosom of their children after them, O great and mighty God. The Lord of hosts is His name;