Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
A grief to his father [is] the child of a fool, and bitterness to her who bore him.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Holman Bible
and bitterness to the one who bore him.
International Standard Version
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to his mother.
A Conservative Version
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
American Standard Version
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
Amplified
A foolish son is a grief and anguish to his father
And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
Bible in Basic English
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
Darby Translation
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
Julia Smith Translation
A foolish son a grief to his father, and bitterness to her bringing him forth.
King James 2000
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
Modern King James verseion
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
An indiscreet son is a grief unto his father; and a heaviness unto his mother that bare him.
NET Bible
A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
New Heart English Bible
A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
The Emphasized Bible
A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare him.
Webster
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
World English Bible
A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
Youngs Literal Translation
A provocation to his father is a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.
Themes
wicked Children » With regard to parents » Are a grief to them
Fools » Are » A grief to parents
Home » parental love » Parental feelings and emotions » Sorrow
Interlinear
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References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 17:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
How Fools Live
24 He who understands sets [his] face [toward] wisdom, but the eyes of a fool, to the end of the earth. 25 A grief to his father [is] the child of a fool, and bitterness to her who bore him. 26 Also, imposing a fine on the righteous is not good, [nor] to flog nobles for uprightness.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child grieves his mother.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish child is a ruin to his father, and the quarreling of a woman is a continuous dripping.
2 Samuel 13:1-22
It happened afterwards that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name [was] Tamar, and Amnon the son of David fell in love with her.
Proverbs 15:20
A child of wisdom will make a father glad, but a {foolish person}, he despises his mother.
Ecclesiastes 2:18-19
So I hated all my toil with which I have toiled under the sun, for I must leave it behind to someone who will be after me.