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


In Context

22 A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

23 A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.

24 Wisdom is before the face of him that hath 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 bare him.

26 Also to punish the righteous is not good, Nor to smite the noble for their uprightness.

27 He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

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 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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