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


In Context

22 A joyful heart promoteth healing; but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom, to pervert the paths of judgment.

24 Wisdom is before 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 bore him.

26 To punish a righteous man is not good, nor to strike nobles because of their uprightness.

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