““Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.”
— WEB
Deuteronomy 5:16
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”
— KJV
“Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.”
— ASV
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Commentary
that it may go well with thee--This clause is not in Exodus, but admitted into Eph 6:3.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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