Passage
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:3 (KJV)
Nearby Context
Leviticus 19:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 19:2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
Leviticus 19:3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:5 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "shall", "fear", "mother", "father", "keep", "sabbaths", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "fear", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Speak unto all the congregation of the..." into verse 4's "Turn ye not unto idols nor make...", so "shall" and "fear" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "fear" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.