Deuteronomy 21:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother, and they discipline him but he will not listen to them,

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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 listen to them,

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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;

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Yf any man haue a sonne that is stuburne, and disobedient, that he will not herken vnto the voyce of his father and voyce of his mother, and they haue taught him nurture, but he wolde not herken vnto them:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Yf eny man haue a stubborne and dishobedient sonne, which herkeneth not vnto the voyce of his father, and mother, and whan they teach him nurtoure, wyll not folowe them,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    If any man haue a sonne that is stubburne and disobedient, which wil not hearken vnto the voice of his father, nor the voyce of his mother, and they haue chastened him, and he would not obey them,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    If any man haue a sonne that is stubburne and disobedient, that he wyll not hearken vnto the voyce of his father and voyce of his mother, and they haue chastened hym, and he woulde not hearken vnto them:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `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 --

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 20:12 : 12 Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
  • Lev 19:3 : 3 Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
  • Lev 21:9 : 9 If a priest's daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she profanes her father and must be burned with fire.
  • Deut 8:5 : 5 Know then in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.
  • Deut 27:16 : 16 Cursed is anyone who dishonors his father or mother. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
  • 2 Sam 7:14 : 14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. When he sins, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men.
  • Prov 1:8 : 8 Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,
  • Prov 13:24 : 24 Whoever spares the rod hates their child, but the one who loves their child is diligent to discipline them.
  • Prov 15:5 : 5 A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.
  • Prov 19:18 : 18 Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not desire his death.
  • Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoever curses their father or mother, their lamp will be extinguished in utter darkness.
  • Prov 22:15 : 15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
  • Prov 23:13-14 : 13 Do not withhold discipline from a child; though you strike him with the rod, he will not die. 14 You shall strike him with the rod and deliver his soul from Sheol.
  • Prov 28:24 : 24 Whoever robs his father or mother and says, 'There is no wrong in it,' is a companion to a destroyer.
  • Prov 29:17 : 17 Discipline your son, and he will bring you peace; he will give delight to your soul.
  • Prov 30:11 : 11 There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.
  • Prov 30:17 : 17 The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.
  • Isa 1:2 : 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: "I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
  • Isa 1:5 : 5 Why will you still be struck down? Why do you continue to rebel? Every head is sick, and every heart is faint.
  • Jer 5:3 : 3 Lord, are Your eyes not on truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; You consumed them, but they refused to accept discipline. They hardened their faces more than a rock and refused to repent.
  • Jer 31:18 : 18 I have surely heard Ephraim’s lamenting: 'You disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like an untrained calf. Restore me, and I will return, for you are the LORD my God.'
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 Within you, they have treated father and mother with contempt; they have oppressed the foreigner in your midst; they have wronged the orphan and the widow.
  • Ezek 24:13 : 13 Because of your unclean behavior and wickedness, though I tried to cleanse you, you would not be clean. You will not be cleansed again until I have satisfied my wrath upon you.
  • Amos 4:11-12 : 11 I overthrew some of you as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a firebrand snatched from the burning, yet you did not return to Me,' declares the LORD. 12 Therefore, this is what I will do to you, Israel, and because I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel.
  • Eph 6:1-3 : 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 2 "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 so that it may go well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.
  • Heb 12:9-9 : 9 Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! 10 Our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few days as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
  • Exod 21:15 : 15 Anyone who strikes his father or mother shall surely be put to death.
  • Exod 21:17 : 17 Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 21:19-20
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    86%

    19his father and mother are to take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.

    20They shall say to the elders, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not listen to us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.’

  • Prov 19:18-19
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    79%

    18Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not desire his death.

    19A person with great anger must bear the penalty; if you rescue them, you will have to do it again.

  • Prov 19:26-27
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    78%

    26Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

    27Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 13:24
    77%

    24Whoever spares the rod hates their child, but the one who loves their child is diligent to discipline them.

  • Prov 17:25
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    25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Heb 12:5-8
    4 verses
    77%

    5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: "My son, do not take lightly the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when you are reproved by Him."

    6For the Lord disciplines those He loves, and He chastises every son He accepts.

    7If you endure discipline, God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

    8If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.

  • Prov 15:20
    77%

    20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

  • Deut 21:15-17
    3 verses
    76%

    15If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the firstborn is the son of the unloved wife,

    16on the day he gives his inheritance to his sons, he must not give the rights of the firstborn to the son of the loved wife in place of the son of the unloved wife, who is really the firstborn.

    17Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all he has. That son is the firstfruits of his strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.

  • Ezek 18:14
    76%

    14Now suppose this person has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed. Though he sees them, he does not do such things:

  • Prov 23:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13Do not withhold discipline from a child; though you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

    14You shall strike him with the rod and deliver his soul from Sheol.

  • Exod 21:15
    76%

    15Anyone who strikes his father or mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Exod 21:17
    76%

    17Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Prov 3:11-12
    2 verses
    76%

    11My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, and do not be weary of His reproof.

    12For the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

  • Prov 13:1
    76%

    1A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a mocker does not heed rebuke.

  • Prov 30:11
    75%

    11There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.

  • Ezek 18:10
    75%

    10Suppose he has a violent son who sheds blood or does any of these evil things,

  • Prov 1:8
    75%

    8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,

  • Prov 22:6
    75%

    6Train a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Prov 29:17
    75%

    17Discipline your son, and he will bring you peace; he will give delight to your soul.

  • Prov 6:20
    75%

    20My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

  • Prov 23:22
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    22Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

  • Col 3:21
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    21Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they won’t become discouraged.

  • Exod 21:31
    73%

    31Whether it gores a son or a daughter, the same judgment applies to him.

  • Gen 27:8
    73%

    8Now, my son, listen to my voice and do what I command you.

  • Eph 6:4
    73%

    4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

  • Prov 20:20
    73%

    20Whoever curses their father or mother, their lamp will be extinguished in utter darkness.

  • Prov 30:17
    73%

    17The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.

  • Prov 17:21
    73%

    21The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Prov 29:21
    73%

    21If a servant is pampered from youth, in the end he will cause grief.

  • Prov 19:13
    73%

    13A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and a nagging wife is like constant dripping.

  • Prov 22:15
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    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

  • 2 Sam 7:14
    73%

    14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. When he sins, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men.

  • 1 Sam 12:15
    72%

    15But if you do not obey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.

  • Prov 10:1
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    1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son causes sorrow to his mother.

  • Luke 15:11
    72%

    11Then He said, 'There was a man who had two sons.'

  • Deut 27:16
    72%

    16Cursed is anyone who dishonors his father or mother. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

  • Deut 8:5
    72%

    5Know then in your heart that just as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.

  • Prov 17:2
    72%

    2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

  • Prov 15:5
    72%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Hos 13:13
    72%

    13The pains of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son; when it is time, he does not come to the opening of the womb.