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21:18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his {k} mother, and [that], when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
(k) For it is the mother's duty also to instruct her children.
21:18-21 Observe how the criminal is here described. He is a stubborn and rebellious son. No child was to fare the worse for weakness of capacity, slowness, or dulness, but for wilfulness and obstinacy. Nothing draws men into all manner of wickedness, and hardens them in it more certainly and fatally, than drunkenness. When men take to drinking, they forget the law of honouring parents. His own father and mother must complain of him to the elders of the city. Children who forget their duty, must thank themselves, and not blame their parents, if they are regarded with less and less affection. He must be publicly stoned to death by the men of his city. Disobedience to a parent's authority must be very evil, when such a punishment was ordered; nor is it less provoking to God now, though it escapes punishment in this world. But when young people early become slaves to sensual appetites, the heart soon grows hard, and the conscience callous; and we can expect nothing but rebellion and destruction.
Apostatizing Attention Chasten Chastened Chastise Chastised Discipline Hard-Hearted Hearken Hearkeneth Hearkening Heed Mother Obey Punishment Rebellious Ruled Stubborn Uncontrolled Unmanageable Voice
Apostatizing Attention Chasten Chastened Chastise Chastised Discipline Hard-Hearted Hearken Hearkeneth Hearkening Heed Mother Obey Punishment Rebellious Ruled Stubborn Uncontrolled Unmanageable Voice
