“To the one who honors his father with the honor of beneficence is granted an abundant life; whence in Ecclesiasticus: Honor your father and your mother, and blessing shall come upon you, and your blessing shall remain to the last. This blessing is called the multiplication of goods.”
Bonaventure, 13th c. — Collationes de Decem Praeceptis, Collation 5
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8Honour thy father and mother both in word and deed, that a blessing may come upon thee from them.
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6He that honoureth his father shall have a long life; and he that is obedient unto the Lord shall be a comfort to his mother.
7He that feareth the Lord will honour his father, and will do service unto his parents, as to his masters.
— Sirach 3:8 —
9For the blessing of the father establisheth the houses of children; but the curse of the mother rooteth out foundations.
10Glory not in the dishonour of thy father; for thy father’s dishonour is no glory unto thee.