EXOD432 The mitzvah of honoring parents is one of the few religious obligations in the Torah with a promise attached to it. Placing it in the Torah in this way stresses its importance: "Honor your mother and father, so that your days may be long on the land that God gives you." According to the Mishnah, honoring parents is one of the few religious obligations for which one is rewarded in this world and in the world to come (Talmud Peah 1:1). In order to help us understand what "honoring one's parents" means in everyday life, the rabbis have taught that honoring them includes providing them with food, drink, and clothing, as well as guiding their footsteps as they grow older. The Book of Leviticus [19:3] also states the children are to "revere" their parents. Some said that it literally means to stand in awe of them. Others suggested that it means that we should respect them because we are afraid of them. According to another interpretation in the Talmud (Kiddushin 31b), to revere one's parents means that a child should not sit in their chair, speak in their place, or contradict what they say. Clearly, we see from this statement the great respect that was expected to be given to parents by their children. [Author continues with twenty-six statements from Jewish sources providing examples of honoring parents].