Deuteronomy 21:20
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And shall say to them: This our son is rebellious and stubborn, he slighteth hearing our admonitions, he giveth himself to revelling, and to debauchery and banquetings:

he will not

Proverbs 29:17 Instruct thy son and he shall refresh thee, and shall give delight to thy soul.

he is a glutton

Proverbs 19:26 He that afflicteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is infamous and unhappy.

Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoever is delighted therewith, shall not be wise.

Proverbs 23:19-21,29-35 Hear thou, my son, and be wise: and guide thy mind in the way. . . .

Context
A Rebellious Son
19They shall take him and bring him to the ancients of the city, and to the gate of judgment, 20And shall say to them: This our son is rebellious and stubborn, he slighteth hearing our admonitions, he giveth himself to revelling, and to debauchery and banquetings:21The people of the city shall stone him: and he shall die, that you may take away the evil out of the midst of you, and all Israel hearing it may be afraid.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:19
They shall take him and bring him to the ancients of the city, and to the gate of judgment,

Deuteronomy 21:21
The people of the city shall stone him: and he shall die, that you may take away the evil out of the midst of you, and all Israel hearing it may be afraid.

2 Samuel 18:17
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and they laid an exceeding great heap of stones upon him: but all Israel fled to their own dwellings.

Proverbs 23:20
Be not in the feasts of great drinkers, nor in their revellings, who contribute flesh to eat:

Lexicon
and say
וְאָמְר֞וּ (wə·’ā·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the elders,
זִקְנֵ֣י (ziq·nê)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2205: Old

“This
זֶה֙ (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

son of ours
בְּנֵ֤נוּ (bə·nê·nū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

is stubborn
סוֹרֵ֣ר (sō·w·rêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5637: To turn away, be refractory

and rebellious;
וּמֹרֶ֔ה (ū·mō·reh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4784: To be contentious or rebellious

he does not
אֵינֶ֥נּוּ (’ê·nen·nū)
Adverb | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

obey us.
שֹׁמֵ֖עַ (šō·mê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

He is a glutton
זוֹלֵ֖ל (zō·w·lêl)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2151: To shake, to quake, to be loose morally, worthless, prodigal

and a drunkard.”
וְסֹבֵֽא׃ (wə·sō·ḇê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5435: A drink, liquor


Additional Translations
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.”And they shall say to 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.

and 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.

and they shall say to the men of their city, This our son is disobedient and contentious, he hearkens not to our voice, he is a reveler and a drunkard.

and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is unmanageable and rebellious, he hearkeneth not unto our voice; he is a profligate and a drunkard.

and 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 riotous liver, and a drunkard.

And they shall say to 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.

and they shall tell 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."

and have said unto the elders of his city, Our son -- this one -- is apostatizing and rebellious; he is not hearkening to our voice -- a glutton and drunkard;
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