Duties to parents
1 Listen to a father's warning, children, and act accordingly so that you may be safe.
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The Lord gives pride of place to a father above his children and establishes a mother's judgment above that of her offspring.
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Those who honor their fathers will make up for their own sins,
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and those who praise their mother are like people storing up treasure.
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Those who honor their fathers will be made happy by their own children, and they will be heard when they pray.
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Those who praise their fathers will live a long life, and those who listen to the Lord will give rest to their mothers,
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and they will serve their parents as their masters.
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Honor your father in action and word so that a blessing will come from him to you,
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since a father's blessing supports his children's families, but a mother's curse undermines their foundations.
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Don't glorify yourself in your father's disgrace, because your father's disgrace brings you no credit.
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A father's honor is the starting point for his children's reputation, and a mother in disrepute is a disgrace to her children.
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My child, help your father in his old age, and don't give him grief during his life.
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And if his understanding fails, be tolerant, and don't shame him, because you have all your faculties.
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Taking care of one's father won't be forgotten. It will be credited to you against your sins.
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When you are in trouble, this will be recalled about you; like frost warmed by sunshine, so your sins will melt away.
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Those who abandon their fathers are like blasphemers, and those who anger their mothers have been cursed by the Lord.