Deuteronomy 21:20
They must declare to the elders of his city,“Our son is stubborn and rebellious and pays no attention to what we say– he is a glutton and drunkard.”
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 20:1 : 1 Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.
- Prov 23:19-21 : 19 Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way. 20 Do not spend time among drunkards, among those who eat too much meat, 21 because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.
- Prov 23:29-35 : 29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has dullness of the eyes? 30 Those who linger over wine, those who go looking for mixed wine. 31 Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly. 32 Afterward it bites like a snake, and stings like a viper. 33 Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will speak perverse things. 34 And you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, and like one who lies down on the top of the rigging. 35 You will say,“They have struck me, but I am not harmed! They beat me, but I did not know it! When will I awake? I will look for another drink.”
- Prov 29:17 : 17 Discipline your child, and he will give you rest; he will bring you happiness.
- Prov 19:26 : 26 The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
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18 If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,
19 his father and mother must seize him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.
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21 Then all the men of his city must stone him to death. In this way you will purge out wickedness from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.
- Prov 23:19-224 verses77%
19 Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.
20 Do not spend time among drunkards, among those who eat too much meat,
21 because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.
22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
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1 Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.
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5 Indeed, wine will betray the proud, restless man! His appetite is as big as Sheol’s; like death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations; he seizes all peoples.
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25 A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
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20 A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.
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26 The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
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13 After a few days, the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth with a wild lifestyle.
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15 “Whoever strikes his father or his mother must surely be put to death.
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30 But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!’
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21 Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.
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14 “But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example.
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17 “Whoever treats his father or his mother disgracefully must surely be put to death.
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20 The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.
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10 “Suppose such a man has a violent son who sheds blood and does any of these things mentioned previously
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17 Indeed they have eaten bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.
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19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
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22 Beware, those who are champions at drinking, who display great courage when mixing strong drinks.
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21 So listen to this, oppressed one, who is drunk, but not from wine!
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6 Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
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21 Then his son said to him,‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
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11 There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
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30 Those who linger over wine, those who go looking for mixed wine.