Proverbs 17:25
“A foolish sonne is a griefe to his father, & bitternes to her that bare him.”
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Proverbs 17:25 Context
23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome, to peruert the wayes of iudgement. 24Wisedome is before him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the ends of the earth. 25A foolish sonne is a griefe to his father, & bitternes to her that bare him. 26Also to punish the iust is not good, nor to strike princes for equitie. 27He that hath knowledge, spareth his words: and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.
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A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
- King James Version
A foolish son is a grief to his father And bitterness to her who bore him.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
- American Standard Version (1901)
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
- Basic English Bible
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
- Darby Bible
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
- Webster's Bible
A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
- World English Bible
A provocation to his father [is] a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.
- Youngs Literal Bible
A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible