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Listen to me your father, O children; act accordingly, that you may be kept in safety.
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For the Lord honors a father above his children, and he confirms a mother's right over her children.
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Those who honor their father atone for sins,
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and those who respect their mother are like those who lay up treasure.
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Those who honor their father will have joy in their own children, and when they pray they will be heard.
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Those who respect their father will have long life, and those who honor their mother obey the Lord;
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they will serve their parents as their masters.
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Honor your father by word and deed, that his blessing may come upon you.
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For a father's blessing strengthens the houses of the children, but a mother's curse uproots their foundations.
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Do not glorify yourself by dishonoring your father, for your father's dishonor is no glory to you.