Deuteronomy 5:16 - Compare All Versions
Deuteronomy 5:16 MSG (The Message)
Respect your father and mother—GOD, your God, commands it! You’ll have a long life; the land that God is giving you will treat you well.
Deuteronomy 5:16 KJV (King James Version)
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 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
‘Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be prolonged and that it may go well with you on the land which the LORD your God gives you.
Deuteronomy 5:16 NCV (New Century Version)
“Honor your father and your mother as the LORD your God has commanded you. Then you will live a long time, and things will go well for you in the land that the LORD your God is going to give you.
Deuteronomy 5:16 ASV (American Standard Version)
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 NIV (New International Version)
“Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 5:16 NKJV (New King James Version)
‘Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 5:16 AMP (Amplified Bible)
‘Honor (respect, obey, care for) your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days [on the earth] may be prolonged and so that it may go well with you in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
Deuteronomy 5:16 NLT (New Living Translation)
“Honor your father and mother, as the LORD your God commanded you. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 5:16 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
“‘Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.