Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

He that begetteth a dullard, it is to his own grief, neither can the father of the base, rejoice.

New American Standard Bible

He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.

King James Version

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

Holman Bible

A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
the father of a fool has no joy.

International Standard Version

The man who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow the father of a fool has no joy.

A Conservative Version

He who begets a fool [it is] to his sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

American Standard Version

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

Amplified


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.

Bible in Basic English

He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

Darby Translation

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow, and the father of a vile man hath no joy.

Julia Smith Translation

The foolish one was born for sorrow to himself, and the father of the foolish one shall not rejoice.,

King James 2000

He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool has no joy.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He who begets a fool, [there is] trouble for him; the father of a fool will not rejoice.

Modern King James verseion

He who fathers a fool does it to his sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

An unwise body bringeth himself in to sorrow; and the father of a fool can have no joy.

NET Bible

Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

New Heart English Bible

He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

Webster

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

World English Bible

He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

Youngs Literal Translation

Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ילד 
Yalad 
Usage: 497

a fool
כּסיל 
K@ciyl 
Usage: 70

doeth it to his sorrow
תּוּגה 
Tuwgah 
Usage: 4

and the father
H1
אב 
'ab 
Usage: 1214

of a fool
נבל 
Nabal 
Usage: 18

Prayers for Proverbs 17:21

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

20 The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness. 21 He that begetteth a dullard, it is to his own grief, neither can the father of the base, rejoice. 22 A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure, - but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:1

The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son, maketh a glad father, but, a foolish son, is the grief of his mother.

Proverbs 19:13

Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard, - and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife.

Proverbs 17:25

A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare him.

Genesis 26:34

And when Esau was forty years old, he took to wife Judith, daughter of Beeri. the Hittite; and Basemath, daughter of Elon, the Hittite;

1 Samuel 2:32-35

But thou shalt descry distress at home, in all that shall gladden Israel, - and there shall not be an elder in thine own house, all the days.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son, maketh a glad father, - but, a dullard, despiseth his own mother.

Proverbs 23:15-16

My son! if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

1 Samuel 8:3

Howbeit his sons walked not in his ways, but stooped to extortion, - and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

2 Samuel 18:33

Then was the king deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept, - and, thus, he said as he went - O my son Absolom, my son - my son - Absolom! could, I, but have died in thy stead, O Absolom, my son - my son!

2 Corinthians 2:3

And I wrote this very thing - lest, if I came, I should have, grief, from those over whom I had need to rejoice, - having confidence in you all, that, my joy, is the joy, of you all.

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain