Proverbs 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself brings his mother to shame.
Parents can exercise discretion when it comes to the issue of coming home late at nights. The father in conjunction with the mother, can lay down the time when the kids are to be home. There isn’t any scripture that stipulates any specific time, for such issues are left solely up to the discretion of the parents. Some parents may agree on 10:00 pm, others may say 11:00, while others may stipulate 9:00 pm.
The fact is that it is a matter where parental discretion is to be exercised, an area where there is no specific scripture to say, there you go! Again, parents could instruct their children not to wear their pants half-way down their buttocks, and the parents do not have to quote any scripture for such commands, for they are granted jurisdiction as well as discretion over their kids by God until they come to the age of maturity.
When God grants jurisdiction to persons, they are to carry out His will, even if there may be a question with their discretion, for some persons under their jurisdiction might run the risk of being sticklers for the letter of the law, if and when God-ordained authority might override something at God’s direction, as was the case with the episode between Abraham and Isaac.
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!