Proverbs in 365 devotions braggingonjesus.comProverbs To Honor Your ParentsIn verse one Solomon sets this verse up telling his son not to forget what he has taught him. Now verse two reminds his son’s of the the fifth commandment from those God gave Moses at Mount Sini, and is the first given with a promise. Being repeated by Solomon and then by Paul in Ephesians doesn’t make it more true; but may emphasize the great importance of its application in our lives.

Ephesians 

Your parents may or may not have been godly. No parents are perfect for certain. They may have used you… They may have abused you… They may have taught you lies; they may have set a poor example for you in life… They may have abandoned you. But God was the one that chose and placed you in the time and country and family you are in for his own purpose and glory…In Acts God know’s you better than anyone in the Universe does and whether you see it or not he he gave you the parents he did for your good and his glory.’Therefore… we should joyously love, pray for, obey and honor our parents with willingness and sincerity as Ephesians say "in the Lord". If we do so it will do us much good and more than that it will glorify our Lord.

Since Jesus died for us and rose again, he gives us that same power that raised him up, even his Holy Spirit which enables us to obey Gods commands with joy from the heart… and that includes honoring our parents in the Lord.