21To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.


In Context

18 A man lacking in judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

19 He who loves a quarrel loves sin; he who builds a high gate invites destruction.

20 A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

21 To have a fool for a son brings grief; there is no joy for the father of a fool.

22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

23 A wicked man accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the course of justice.

Proverbs 17:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:21He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:21A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow, and the father of a vile man hath no joy.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:21He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:21Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:21He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool has no joy.