Kiddushin 30b § 4
The Balance of Respect of Parents
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A child is obligated with 2 commands regarding his parents.
Honor your father and your mother.
Every man, you shall revere your mother and father.
In verse 1 about honoring, the father comes first.
In verse 2 about revering, the mother comes first.
It is revealed and known to the one who spoke and the world came into being
That a son honors his mother more than his father
For his mother wins him over with pleasant words.
That's why God put honoring one's father first.
It is revealed and known to the one who spoke and the world came into being
That a son revers his father more than his mother
Because his father teaches him Torah
Therefore, God put the mention of revering one's mother
before the mention of revering one's father.
Honor your father and your mother.
Every man, you shall revere your mother and father.
In verse 1 about honoring, the father comes first.
In verse 2 about revering, the mother comes first.
It is revealed and known to the one who spoke and the world came into being
That a son honors his mother more than his father
For his mother wins him over with pleasant words.
That's why God put honoring one's father first.
It is revealed and known to the one who spoke and the world came into being
That a son revers his father more than his mother
Because his father teaches him Torah
Therefore, God put the mention of revering one's mother
before the mention of revering one's father.