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Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/21.htm">New International Version</a> If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Suppose a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or mother, even though they discipline him. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and, though they discipline him, will not listen to them, <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined, <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/21.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/21.htm">New King James Version</a> “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not heed them, <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “If any person has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or his mother, and when they discipline him, he does not listen to them, <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise him, he will not even listen to them, <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they chastise him, he will not even listen to them, <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or his mother, and when they discipline him, he will not even listen to them, <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “If any man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or of his mother, and when they reprimand and discipline him, he will not listen to them, <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother and doesn’t listen to them even after they discipline him, <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother and doesn&#8217t listen to them even after they discipline him, <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them; <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> A father and a mother may have a stubborn and rebellious son who refuses to obey them even after he has been punished. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them: <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Parents might have a stubborn and rebellious son who doesn't obey them. Even though they punish him, he still won't listen to them. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Suppose someone has a son who is stubborn and rebellious, a son who will not obey his parents, even though they punish him. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> "If a man has a stubborn son who does not obey his parents, and although they try to discipline him, he still refuses to pay attention to them, <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined, <a href="/net/deuteronomy/21.htm">NET Bible</a> If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail, <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not listen to them; <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If a man shall have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not hearken to them: <a href="/web/deuteronomy/21.htm">World English Bible</a> If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten him, will not listen to them, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> When a man has a son apostatizing and being rebellious—he is not listening to the voice of his father and to the voice of his mother, and they have disciplined him, and he does not listen to them— <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'When a man hath a son apostatizing and rebellious -- he is not hearkening to the voice of his father, and to the voice of his mother, and they have chastised him, and he doth not hearken unto them -- <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If there shall be to a man a son stubborn and rebellious, he not hearing to the voice of his father and to the voice of his mother, and they chastised him, and he will not hear to them:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If a man have a stubborn and unruly son, who will not hear the commandments of his father or mother, and being corrected, slighteth obedience: <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If a man produces a disobedient and reckless son, who will not listen to the orders of his father or mother, and, having been corrected, shows contempt for obedience: <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/21.htm">New American Bible</a> If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not listen to his father or mother, and will not listen to them even though they discipline him, <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father and mother, who does not heed them when they discipline him,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastised him, will not hearken to them; <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when a man shall have a son who rebels and is rebellious and does not listen to the voice of his father and to the voice of his mother and they discipline him and he does not listen to them:<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not hearken to the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them; <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And if any man has a disobedient and contentious son, who hearkens not to the voice of his father and the voice of his mother, and they should correct him, and he should not hearken to them; <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=5863" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/21.htm">A Rebellious Son</a> 18<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: lə·’îš (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">has</a> <a href="/hebrew/5637.htm" title="5637: sō·w·rêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Stubborn or rebellious. A primitive root; to turn away, i.e. be refractory.">a stubborn</a> <a href="/hebrew/4784.htm" title="4784: ū·mō·w·reh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be contentious or rebellious. A primitive root; to be bitter; to rebel.">and rebellious</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bên (N-ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ê·nen·nū (Adv:: 3ms) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">who does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šō·mê·a‘ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">obey</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·wl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: ū·ḇə·qō·wl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound."></a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">and mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: yiš·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">does not listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3256.htm" title="3256: ws·sə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To discipline, chasten, admonish. A primitive root; to chastise, literally or figuratively; hence, to instruct.">when disciplined,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> 19his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/proverbs/13-24.htm">Proverbs 13:24</a> He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently. <a href="/proverbs/19-18.htm">Proverbs 19:18</a> Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death. <a href="/proverbs/22-15.htm">Proverbs 22:15</a> Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. <a href="/proverbs/23-13.htm">Proverbs 23:13-14</a> Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die. / Strike him with a rod, and you will deliver his soul from Sheol. <a href="/proverbs/29-15.htm">Proverbs 29:15</a> A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother. <a href="/proverbs/29-17.htm">Proverbs 29:17</a> Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will bring delight to your soul. <a href="/exodus/21-15.htm">Exodus 21:15</a> Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death. <a href="/exodus/21-17.htm">Exodus 21:17</a> Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death. <a href="/leviticus/20-9.htm">Leviticus 20:9</a> If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him. <a href="/1_samuel/2-25.htm">1 Samuel 2:25</a> If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death. <a href="/2_samuel/18-14.htm">2 Samuel 18:14-15</a> But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree. / And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him. <a href="/matthew/15-4.htm">Matthew 15:4</a> For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ <a href="/mark/7-10.htm">Mark 7:10</a> For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ <a href="/ephesians/6-1.htm">Ephesians 6:1-3</a> Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. / “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), / “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.” <a href="/colossians/3-20.htm">Colossians 3:20</a> Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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 listen to them:have a stubborn<a href="/proverbs/28-24.htm">Proverbs 28:24</a> Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.<a href="/proverbs/30-11.htm">Proverbs 30:11,17</a> There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother… <a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a> Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.obey the voice<a href="/deuteronomy/27-16.htm">Deuteronomy 27:16</a> Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a> Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.<a href="/exodus/21-15.htm">Exodus 21:15,17</a> And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death… when they<a href="/deuteronomy/8-5.htm">Deuteronomy 8:5</a> Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.<a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14</a> I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:<a href="/proverbs/13-24.htm">Proverbs 13:24</a> He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.will not<a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5</a> Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.<a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Jeremiah 5:3</a> O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.<a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18</a> I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Apostatizing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-14.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Chasten</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-10.htm">Chastened</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-28.htm">Chastise</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-28.htm">Chastised</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-2.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/titus/1-16.htm">Hard-Hearted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-19.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-19.htm">Hearkeneth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-12.htm">Hearkening</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-19.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-13.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-5.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-12.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-6.htm">Ruled</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Stubborn</a> <a href="/genesis/49-4.htm">Uncontrolled</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-11.htm">Unmanageable</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-16.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Apostatizing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">Chasten</a> <a href="/job/33-19.htm">Chastened</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-18.htm">Chastise</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-11.htm">Chastised</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-11.htm">Discipline</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Hard-Hearted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Hearkeneth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Hearkening</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-19.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/joshua/12-2.htm">Ruled</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Stubborn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Uncontrolled</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Unmanageable</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 21</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/21-1.htm">The Atonement for an Unsolved Murder</a> 10. <a href="/deuteronomy/21-10.htm">The usage of a captive taken to wife</a> 15. <a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">The firstborn is not to be disinherited upon private affection</a> 18. <a href="/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">A rebellious son is to be stoned to death</a> 22. <a href="/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">The malefactor must not hang all night on a tree</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/21.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son The phrase "If a man has" introduces a conditional situation, indicating a specific family dynamic that requires attention. In the Hebrew context, the family unit was central to societal structure, and the father held a significant role in maintaining order and discipline. The word "stubborn" in Hebrew is "sorer," which implies a refusal to listen or submit to authority. This characteristic is not merely a phase of adolescence but a deep-seated defiance. "Rebellious" translates from "moreh," suggesting a deliberate and ongoing resistance to parental guidance. This behavior disrupts the harmony and order expected within a God-fearing household.who does not obey his father and mother The command to "obey" is rooted in the Hebrew word "shama," meaning to hear or listen with the intent to act. This obedience is not just about compliance but involves respect and honor towards one's parents, as outlined in the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>). The inclusion of both "father and mother" emphasizes the equal authority of both parents in the upbringing of their children, reflecting the biblical principle of honoring both parents equally.and does not listen to them when disciplined The phrase "does not listen" reiterates the son's persistent refusal to heed parental instruction. "Disciplined" comes from the Hebrew "yasar," which encompasses correction, instruction, and chastisement. This discipline is intended for the child's growth and alignment with God's statutes. The historical context shows that discipline was a communal value, essential for maintaining societal order and covenantal faithfulness.his father and mother are to take hold of him The action "to take hold of him" signifies a serious intervention by the parents. This is not a casual or impulsive act but a deliberate step taken after repeated attempts to correct the son's behavior. The parents' involvement underscores their responsibility and authority in addressing the issue, reflecting the biblical mandate for parents to guide their children in the ways of the Lord (<a href="/proverbs/22-6.htm">Proverbs 22:6</a>).and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city The "elders" were respected leaders and judges within the community, responsible for upholding justice and communal standards. Bringing the son "to the elders" indicates the gravity of the situation, as it moves beyond the private family sphere into the public domain. The "gate of his city" was the place of legal proceedings and public discourse, symbolizing transparency and accountability. This step reflects the communal nature of ancient Israelite society, where individual actions impacted the collective well-being.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><a href="/context/deuteronomy/21-18.htm" title="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 listen to them:">Deuteronomy 21:18-21</a>. THE INCORRIGIBLE SON.(18) If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son.--Here we are again reminded that the Law of Jehovah was also the civil and criminal law of Israel. The systematic breach of the first commandment of the second table of the Law, no less than of the first commandment of the first table, entailed the penalty of death. Manifestly this enactment, if carried out, would be a great protection to the country against lawless and abandoned characters, and would rid it of one very large element in the dangerous classes.(20) Stubborn and rebellious.--The Hebrew words became proverbial as the worst form of reproach, sorer --moreh. This word moreh was the one employed by Moses, when, speaking "unadvisedly" (<a href="/numbers/20-10.htm" title="And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said to them, Hear now, you rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?">Numbers 20:10</a>), he said to the people, "Hear now, ye rebels, must we fetch you water out of this rock?" It appears in the Revised New Testament, in the margin of St. <a href="/matthew/5-22.htm" title="But I say to you, That whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whoever shall say, You fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.">Matthew 5:22</a>, for "thou fool." But the Greek word there employed is true Greek, and has its own affinities in the New Testament. And the word moreh is true Hebrew. They may be idiomatically synonymous. They are not etymologically identical.A glutton and a drunkard.--The same two words are found in <a href="/context/proverbs/23-20.htm" title="Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:">Proverbs 23:20-22</a>, "Be not among wine bibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. Hearken unto thy father that begat thee; and despise not thy mother when she is old." The context of this quotation seems to make it a distinct reference to the law in Deuteronomy 21(21) Shall stone him with stones.--Rashi says that the Law cuts short the man's career, anticipating what its close will be. When he has spent all his father's money, he will take to the road, and become a public robber. It is better that he die innocent of such crimes than guilty. We can hardly adopt this view of the case; but it contains one feature that is terribly true. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 18-21. - If a son was refractory and unmanageable by his parents, if, given to sensual indulgence, he would yield neither to reproof nor to chastisement, - the parents were to lay hold on him, and lead him to the elders of the town, sitting as magistrates at its gates, and there accuse him of his evil ways and rebelliousness. The testimony of the parents was apparently held sufficient to substantiate the charge, and this being received by the elders, the culprit was to be put to death by stoning. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction a man לְאִ֗ישׁ (lə·’îš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person has יִהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a stubborn סוֹרֵ֣ר (sō·w·rêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5637.htm">Strong's 5637: </a> To turn away, be refractory and rebellious וּמוֹרֶ֔ה (ū·mō·w·reh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4784.htm">Strong's 4784: </a> To be contentious or rebellious son בֵּ֚ן (bên) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son who does not אֵינֶ֣נּוּ (’ê·nen·nū) Adverb | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle obey שֹׁמֵ֔עַ (šō·mê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently his father אָבִ֖יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father and mother, אִמּ֑וֹ (’im·mōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> A mother, ) [or] וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no listen יִשְׁמַ֖ע (yiš·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently to them אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to when disciplined, וְיסְּר֣וּ‪‬‪‬‪‬ (wə·yis·sə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3256.htm">Strong's 3256: </a> To discipline, chasten, admonish <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 21:18 If a man have a stubborn (Deut. 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