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Proverbs 17:21

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21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow;

And the father of a fool hath no joy.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow,

and the father of a fool has no joy.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

To have a fool for a child brings grief;

there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;

the father of a fool has no joy.

NLTNew Living Translation

It is painful to be the parent of a fool;

there is no joy for the father of a rebel.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He who begets a fool, there is trouble for him;

the father of a fool will not rejoice.

KJV 1900King James Version

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow:

And the father of a fool hath no joy.