“¶ And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.”
Exodus 21:17 (KJV)
Context Reading
15¶ And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. 16¶ And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. 17¶ And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. 18¶ And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: 19If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.