Proverbs 17:21,25
Proverbs 17:21 The Message (MSG)
Having a fool for a child is misery; it’s no fun being the parent of a dolt.
Proverbs 17:25 The Message (MSG)
A surly, stupid child is sheer pain to a father, a bitter pill for a mother to swallow.
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.
Proverbs 17:25 King James Version (KJV)
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
Proverbs 17:21 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:25 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
A foolish son is a grief to his father And bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:21 New Century Version (NCV)
It is sad to have a foolish child; there is no joy in being the parent of a fool.
Proverbs 17:25 New Century Version (NCV)
Foolish children make their father sad and cause their mother great sorrow.
Proverbs 17:21 American Standard Version (ASV)
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
Proverbs 17:25 American Standard Version (ASV)
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
Proverbs 17:21 New International Version (NIV)
To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
Proverbs 17:25 New International Version (NIV)
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
Proverbs 17:21 New King James Version (NKJV)
He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:25 New King James Version (NKJV)
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:21 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.
Proverbs 17:25 Amplified Bible (AMP)
A foolish son is a grief and anguish to his father And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
Proverbs 17:21 New Living Translation (NLT)
It is painful to be the parent of a fool; there is no joy for the father of a rebel.
Proverbs 17:25 New Living Translation (NLT)
Foolish children bring grief to their father and bitterness to the one who gave them birth.
Proverbs 17:21 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Parents of a numbskull will have many sorrows, for there’s nothing about his lifestyle that will make them proud.
Proverbs 17:25 The Passion Translation (TPT)
A father grieves over the foolishness of his child, and bitter sorrow fills his mother.