Deuteronomy 21:18

God's Word

Parents might have a stubborn and rebellious son who doesn’t obey them. Even though they punish him, he still won’t listen to them.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:14

I will be his Father, and he will be my Son. If he sins, I will punish him with a rod and with blows inflicted by people.

Exodus 20:12

“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live for a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Exodus 21:15

“Whoever hits his father or mother must be put to death.

Exodus 21:17

“Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death.

Proverbs 1:8

My son, listen to your father’s discipline, and do not neglect your mother’s teachings,

Proverbs 13:24

Whoever refuses to spank his son hates him, but whoever loves his son disciplines him from early on.

Proverbs 15:5

A stubborn fool despises his father’s discipline, but whoever appreciates a warning shows good sense.

Proverbs 19:18

Discipline your son while there is still hope. Do not be the one responsible for his death.

Proverbs 20:20

The lamp of the person who curses his father and mother will be snuffed out in total darkness.

Proverbs 22:15

Foolishness is firmly attached to a child’s heart. Spanking will remove it far from him.

Proverbs 28:24

The one who robs his father or his mother and says, “It isn’t wrong!” is a companion to a vandal.

Proverbs 29:17

Correct your son, and he will give you peace of mind. He will bring delight to your soul.

Proverbs 30:11

A certain kind of person curses his father and does not bless his mother.

Proverbs 30:17

The eye that makes fun of a father and hates to obey a mother will be plucked out by ravens in the valley and eaten by young vultures.

Isaiah 1:2

Listen, heaven, and pay attention, earth! The Lord has spoken, “I raised ⌞my⌟ children and helped them grow, but they have rebelled against me.

Isaiah 1:5

“Why do you still want to be beaten? Why do you continue to rebel? Your whole head is infected. Your whole heart is failing.

Jeremiah 31:18

“I have certainly heard Ephraim mourn and say, ‘You disciplined me, and I was disciplined. I was like a young, untrained calf. Turn me, and I will be turned, because you are the Lord my God.

Jeremiah 5:23

But these people are stubborn and rebellious. They have turned aside and wandered away from me.

Jeremiah 5:3

Lord, your eyes look for the truth. You strike these people, but they don’t feel it. You crush them, but they refuse to be corrected. They are more stubborn than rocks. They refuse to turn back.

Ezekiel 22:7

People in you hate their fathers and mothers. They oppress foreigners in you. They oppress orphans and widows in you.

Ezekiel 24:13

I tried to clean you of your filthy lust, but you wouldn’t clean yourself from your filth. You will never be clean until I unleash my fury on you.

Leviticus 19:3

“Respect your mother and father. Observe my days of rest as holy days. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 21:9

When a priest’s daughter dishonors herself by becoming a prostitute, she dishonors her father. She must be burned.

Deuteronomy 21:19

His father and mother must take him to the leaders of the city at the city gate.

Deuteronomy 27:16

“Whoever curses his father or mother will himself be cursed.” Then all the people will say amen.

Deuteronomy 8:5

Learn this lesson by heart: The Lord your God was disciplining you as parents discipline their children.

1 Samuel 3:13

I told him that I would hand down a permanent judgment against his household because he knew about his sons’ sin—that they were cursing God  —but he didn’t try to stop them.