Proverbs 17:21
King James Version (KJV)
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
In context
19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Proverbs 17:21 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
- WEB World English Bible
- He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
- ASV American Standard Version
- He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.
- DBY Darby Translation
- He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.
- WBS Webster Bible
- He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.