25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.


In Context

22 A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries the bones.

23 A wicked man takes a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

24 Wisdom is before him that has understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.

26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

27 He that has knowledge spares his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

Proverbs 17:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:25A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:25A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:25A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:25A provocation to his father is a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.