Deuteronomy 5:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 5:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 5:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Deuteronomy 5:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Deuteronomy 5:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““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.”
Deuteronomy 5:16 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 5:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 5:16 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 5:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.”
Deuteronomy 5:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 5:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may be well with thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.”
Deuteronomy 5:16 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 5:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath comanded thee, that thy dayes may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee vpon the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee.”
Deuteronomy 5:16 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 5:16 in Context — Deuteronomy 5
14 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.
15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
16 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.
17 Thou shalt not kill.
18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
What Does Deuteronomy 5:16 Mean?
Deuteronomy 5:16 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free