Proverbs 17:25
What does Proverbs 17:25 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 17:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A provocation to his father <FI>is<Fi> a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 13:1
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
- Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
- Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- Ecclesiastes 2:18
And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
- Proverbs 15:20
A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
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