Proverbs 17:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.”
Proverbs 17:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 17:25 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 17:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.”
Proverbs 17:25 — World English Bible
Proverbs 17:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him. ”
Proverbs 17:25 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 17:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A provocation to his father <FI>is<Fi> a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.”
Proverbs 17:25 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 17:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him. ”
Proverbs 17:25 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 17:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.”
Proverbs 17:25 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 17:25 in Context — Proverbs 17
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.
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What Does Proverbs 17:25 Mean?
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