20And 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? …
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. …
He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18-23)Here is, I. A law for the punishing of a rebellious son. Having in the former law provided that parents should not deprive their children of their right, it was fit that it should next be provided that children withdraw not the honour and duty which are owing to their parents, for there is no partiality in the divine law. Observe, 1. How the criminal is here described. He is a stubborn and rebelli…
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