Thematic Bible: Wicked Children
Thematic Bible
wicked Children » With regard to parents » Despise them
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.
A [flippant, arrogant] fool rejects his father’s instruction and correction,
But he who [is willing to learn and] regards and keeps in mind a reprimand acquires good sense.
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Cursing parents
“Whoever strikes his father or his mother must be put to death.
Verse Concepts
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Gluttony and drunkenness
And they shall say to the elders of his city, This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey our voice. He is a glutton and a drunkard. Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death; so you shall cleanse out the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear and [reverently] fear.
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Setting light by parents
‘Cursed is he who dishonors (treats with contempt) his father or his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
Verse Concepts
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Disobeying parents
Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death; so you shall remove the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear of it and be afraid.
Verse Concepts
wicked Children » Exemplified » Esau
Now Esau was 40 years old when he took as wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. And they made life bitter and a grief of mind and spirit for Isaac and Rebekah [their parents-in-law].
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Mocking of a prophet
He went up from Jericho to Bethel. On the way, young [maturing and accountable] boys came out of the city and mocked him and said to him, Go up [in a whirlwind], you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead! And he turned around and looked at them and called a curse down on them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the woods and ripped up forty-two of the boys.
wicked Children » With regard to parents » Are a calamity to them
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
wicked Children » With regard to parents » Bring reproach on them
He who assaults his father and chases away his mother
Is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
wicked Children » With regard to parents » Are a grief to them
A foolish son is a grief and anguish to his father
And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
wicked Children » With regard to parents » Curse them
There is a generation (class of people) that curses its father
And does not bless its mother.
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Mocking parents
The eye that mocks a father
And scorns a mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young vultures will devour it.
wicked Children » Their guilt in robbing parents
He who robs his father or his mother
And says, “This is no sin,”
Is [not only a thief but also] the companion of a man who destroys.
wicked Children » With regard to parents » Hearken not to them
If one man does wrong and sins against another, God will intercede (arbitrate) for him; but if a man does wrong to the Lord, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, for it was the Lord’s will to put them to death.
Verse Concepts
wicked Children » Exemplified » Adrammelech and sharezer
It came about as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer killed him with a sword; and they escaped to the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son became king in his place.
Verse Concepts
wicked Children » Know not God
The sons of Eli [Hophni and Phinehas] were worthless (dishonorable, unprincipled) men; they did not know [nor respect] the Lord
Verse Concepts
wicked Children » Exemplified » Sons of samuel
His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
Verse Concepts
wicked Children » Punishment of, for » Smiting parents
“Whoever strikes his father or his mother must be put to death.
Verse Concepts
wicked Children » Exemplified » Children at beth-el
Then Elisha went up from Jericho to Bethel. On the way, young boys came out of the city and mocked him and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
Verse Concepts
wicked Children » Are void of understanding
And among the naive [the inexperienced and gullible],
I saw among the youths
A young man lacking [good] sense,
wicked Children » Are proud
And the people will be oppressed,
Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor;
The boy will be arrogant and insolent toward the elder
And the vulgar (common) toward the honorable [person of rank].
wicked Children » Despise their elders
“Even young children despise me;
When I get up, they speak against me.
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