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Exodus 21:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Exodus 21:17

Verse 17 of 36

Scripture focus

And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

Exodus 21:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 21:17

Theological / Devotional

Curseth his father. Inasmuch as parents do stand in the place of God to their children in their earliest years (see on v. 15), the penalty for cursing them is equivalent to the penalty for blaspheming God (Lev. 24:16).

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