Proverbs 17:25
“A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 17:25 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ein törichter Sohn ist ein Gram für seinen Vater, und Bitterkeit für die, welche ihn geboren.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El hijo necio es enojo á su padre, y amargura á la que lo engendró.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O filho tolo é tristeza para seu pai, e amargura para aquela que o gerou.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O filho tolo é o sofrimento do seu pai e a amargura da mãe que o gerou.
📖 Proverbs 17:25 in Context
23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
26Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
27He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
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