Deuteronomy 5:16 meaning and explanation
Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 5:16, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Moses is addressing the gathered Israelites on the plains of Moab, restating the covenant made at Horeb. The fifth commandment belongs to the second tablet, which orders life among neighbors, yet it carries a promise attached.
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