Proverbs 17:25
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
In context
23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
24 Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, 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 It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
27 A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
Proverbs 17:25 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
- KJV King James Version
- A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
- WEB World English Bible
- A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A provocation to his father [is] a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
- WBS Webster Bible
- A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.