Proverbs 15:1-33

Proverbs 15:1-33

Proverbs 15:20 "A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother."

Our relationship with our parents is about our relationship with God. The Bible says in the end times, perilous times will come, and men will be "proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy".

Kids today often say, "I don't respect my parents because they haven't earned my respect/have lost my respect". While this might make worldly sense, it does not make good Biblical sense, and we put ourselves as judges over the Word of God.

The Bible says we are to honor and obey our parents. God thought it was so important, He made it one of the key ten commandments, the first commandment with promise. When we reject the authority God has put over us in our life, we are actually rejecting God.

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

Exodus 21:15 "And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death."

Exodus 21:17 "And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death."