The Long Āgama Sūtra 16.28

16.28

「善生！夫為人者，當以五事親敬親族，云何為五？一者給施，二者善言，三者利益，四者同利，五者不欺。善生！是為五事親敬親族，親族亦以五事親敬於人，云何為五？一者護放逸，二者護放逸失財，三者護恐怖者，四者屏相教誡，五者常相稱歎。善生！如是敬視親族，則彼方安隱，無有憂畏。

“Sujata a person is friendly and respectful to their relatives in five ways. What are the five? 1. They give them gifts, 2. Speak to them skillfully, 3. benefit them, 4. benefit them equally, and 5. don’t deceive them.

“Sujata, when a person is friendly and respectful to their relatives, their relatives are friendly and respectful to them in five ways, too. What are the five? 1. They keep a person from being self-indulgence, 2. keep them from self-indulgently wasting their wealth, 3. keep them from becoming fearful, 4. admonish them in private, and 5. always praise their qualities.

“Sujata, when someone is friendly and respectful to their relatives, then that [northern] direction will be peaceful, without sorrow or fear.