Proverbs 17:21
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21There is nothing but sadness and sorrow for parents whose children do foolish things.
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In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
and the father of a fool has no joy.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
the father of a fool has no joy.
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NLTNew Living Translation
It is painful to be the parent of a fool;
there is no joy for the father of a rebel.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
He who begets a fool, there is trouble for him;
the father of a fool will not rejoice.
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KJV 1900King James Version
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow:
And the father of a fool hath no joy.
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