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


In Context

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

23 A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.

24 Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

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

26 Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.

27 He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered 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 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 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.