Rebbi says: Beloved is the honoring of parents by Him who spoke and brought the world into being, His having equated their honor and fear to His honor, and their curse (i.e., their being cursed) to His. It is written "Honor your father and your mother" and, correspondingly, "Honor the L–rd from your wealth"—their honor being equated. It is written "A man, his mother and his father shall you fear" and (Devarim 6:13) "The L–rd your G–d shall you fear"—their fear being equated. I is written (Exodus 21:17) "And one who curses his father and his mother" and "A man, if he curse his G–d"—their cursing (i.e., their being cursed) being equated.