Exodus 20:12 meaning and explanation
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
Exodus 20:12, Berean Standard Bible
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God has just spoken the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai, and this is the first one that names a promise. The Hebrew word for honor, kaved, carries the sense of weightiness, treating parents as deserving real respect rather than casual disregard.
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