Deuteronomy 21:20 meaning and explanation
and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
Deuteronomy 21:20, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the words parents are told to speak to the elders of their city about a son who will not be corrected. The charge pairs defiance with reckless living: he refuses his parents' authority and is called a glutton and a drunkard, the Hebrew words suggesting someone who squanders and carouses.
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