Lev 20:9 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 9. Curseth his father or his mother ] , and "Ex 20:12" . He who conscientiously keeps the fifth commandment can be in no danger of this judgment. The term yekallel signifies, not only to curse , but to speak of a person contemptuously and disrespectfully , to make light of ; so that all speeches which have a tendency to lessen our parents in the eyes of others, or to render their judgment, piety, &c., suspected and contemptible, may be here included; though the act of cursing , or of treating the parent with injurious and opprobrious language, is that which is particularly intended.

‏ Leviticus 20:9

Verse 9. Curseth his father or his mother] See Clarke on Ge 48:12, and "Ex 20:12". He who conscientiously keeps the fifth commandment can be in no danger of this judgment. The term yekallel signifies, not only to curse, but to speak of a person contemptuously and disrespectfully, to make light of; so that all speeches which have a tendency to lessen our parents in the eyes of others, or to render their judgment, piety, &c., suspected and contemptible, may be here included; though the act of cursing, or of treating the parent with injurious and opprobrious language, is that which is particularly intended.