12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.


In Context

9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

10 but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

11 for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

13 Thou shalt do no murder.

14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Exodus 20:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:12"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:12Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:12Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:12|Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:12'Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:12Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long on the land which the LORD your God gives you.