Deuteronomy 21:20

and tell them, “Our son is obstinate and rebellious, He doesn't obey us. He's a worthless drunk!”

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In The King James Version

And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.

In Context

19his parents must take him to the town elders, to the court in his hometown,

21Then all the men of his home town will stone him to death. You must eliminate the evil from among you, and every Israelite will hear about it and be afraid.

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Cross References

Proverbs 20:1Wine turns you into a mocker, alcohol makes you aggressive; you're stupid to be deceived by drink.

Proverbs 23:20Don't join in with people who drink too much wine or who stuff themselves with meat.

Proverbs 29:17Discipline your children and they won't give you any worries; they will make you very happy.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 21:19-23

Punishment of a Rebellious Son; Burial of Malefactors. ( b. c. 1451.) 18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: 19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; 20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he… Read the whole commentary →

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