Leviticus 20:9

For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

Cross-reference

Leviticus 20:11-13 lists other capital offenses in the same chapter — showing the same death penalty applied to sexual sins.

Leviticus 20:16 also uses 'their blood will be on their own heads' for bestiality — an identical formula within the same legal context.

Leviticus 20:27 applies the same death penalty and phrase to mediums — reinforcing the pattern of capital punishment in this chapter.

Exodus 21:17 repeats this exact law verbatim — the same command to put to death anyone who curses their parents.

Mark 7:10 Citation

Mark 7:10 similarly quotes this law — Jesus uses it to challenge tradition, affirming the command's authority.

In 2 Samuel 1:16, David declares 'your blood be on your head' — the same self‑condemnation formula used for the cursing of parents.

In 1 Kings 2:32, Solomon says Joab's bloody deeds return on his own head, mirroring the retributive justice of the earlier law.

In Matthew 27:25, the crowd shouts 'His blood be on us' — directly invoking the same idiom of accepting bloodguilt.

In Matthew 15:4, Jesus directly quotes this law as authoritative — citing the death penalty for cursing parents.

Acts 18:6 Allusion

In Acts 18:6, Paul declares 'your blood be on your own heads' — the same phrase used to reject responsibility for a person's death.

In Ezekiel 33:4, the watchman's warning uses 'his blood shall be on his own head' — the same idiom of self‑incurred judgment.

In Ezekiel 22:7, treating parents with contempt is listed as a sin — the very offense that Leviticus 20:9 condemns to death.

In Ezekiel 18:13, the wicked son's blood is upon himself, echoing the same formula of personal accountability for capital sin.

In 1 Kings 2:37, Solomon tells Shimei 'your blood shall be on your own head' — the identical phrase used for the curse‑of‑parents law.

Proverbs 30:17 warns that mocking parents brings a gruesome death — a parallel wisdom saying with a different but severe consequence.

Proverbs 20:20 uses a vivid metaphor: cursing parents leads to a lamp snuffed out in darkness — echoing the same sin with a proverbial consequence.

Deuteronomy 27:16 pronounces a curse on anyone who dishonors parents — a parallel command in a covenant ceremony, though with a curse rather than death.

Joshua 2:19 Parallel

In Joshua 2:19, the spies use the same 'blood on his own head' idiom, making the person responsible for their own death if they break the agreement.