Proverbs 17:25
King James Version (KJV)
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
In context
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Proverbs 17:25 in every translation
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard 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.