"Honor your father and your mother."—Ex. 20:12. Honor and Respect What Does it Mean? – ??‍♀️???????‍♀️

[Bible Speaks]

"Honor your father and your mother."—Ex. 20:12. 

Honor and Respect What Does it Mean?

???????????????

26 He that is maltreating a father [and] that chases a mother away is a son acting shamefully and disgracefully.

27 Cease, my son, to listen to discipline [and it will mean] to stray from the sayings of knowledge."

(Proverbs 19:26,27).

^{???????????????}

20 As for anyone calling down evilupon his father and his mother,his lamp will be extinguished at the approach of darkness."

(Proverbs 20:20).

???????????????

In relation to their children, parents are God’s representatives, authorized to train, discipline, and direct them. Parents are therefore entitled to honor, or respect. (Ex 20:12; Eph 6:1-3; Heb 12:9) 

???????????????

This would not be limited to a child’s obedience and his manifesting a high regard for his parents. When necessary, it would include lovingly caring for parents in later life. (Compare Mt 15:4-6.) 

???????????????

In the Christian congregation, one who failed to provide for an aged and needy parent was regarded as being worse than a person without faith. (1Ti 5:8) As the apostle Paul pointed out to Timothy, the congregation was not to take on the burden of caring for widows who had children or grandchildren that were able to render material assistance.—1Ti 5:4.

???????????????

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200003707?q=ex+20%3A12&p=par