Exo 21:17 | KingComments | STEP | Someone who curses his father or his mother violates the fifth commandment ( ), as in . This is not a violation by a misdemeanor like in , but speaking scandalously about the parents. The death penalty must also be applied to this crime. Children who abuse their parents by deed or word are deeply immersed in their natural feelings. They despise the most elementary relations God has given man in creation.

‏ Exodus 21:17

He Who Curses His Father or His Mother

Someone who curses his father or his mother violates the fifth commandment (Exo 20:12), as in Exo 21:15. This is not a violation by a misdemeanor like in Exo 21:15, but speaking scandalously about the parents. The death penalty must also be applied to this crime.

Children who abuse their parents by deed or word are deeply immersed in their natural feelings. They despise the most elementary relations God has given man in creation.