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


In Context

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.

24 A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

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

26 It is not good to punish an innocent man, or to flog officials for their integrity.

27 A man of knowledge uses words with restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.

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 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.

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.