and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.
LXX2012
Proverbs 17:21
and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.
Parallel Translations
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1Proverbs 19:13Proverbs 17:251 Samuel 2:32–35Proverbs 23:15–16Genesis 26:34Proverbs 15:203 John 1:4Philemon 1:19–202 Corinthians 2:32 Samuel 18:331 Samuel 8:3
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