Proverbs 17:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.”
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“A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“A provocation to his father <FI>is<Fi> a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 17:25 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 13:1After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 19:1Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”
- Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- Proverbs 15:20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
- Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
- Proverbs 23:25May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
- Ecclesiastes 2:18I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
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