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Proverbs 17:25

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25A afoolish son is a vexation to his father

And bbitterness to her who gave birth to him.

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Cross references

  1. aProv 19:13
  2. bProv 10:1

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A foolish son is a grief to his father

and bitterness to her who bore him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A foolish son brings grief to his father

and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A foolish son is grief to his father

and bitterness to the one who bore him.

NLTNew Living Translation

Foolish children bring grief to their father

and bitterness to the one who gave them birth.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A grief to his father is the child of a fool,

and bitterness to her who bore him.

KJV 1900King James Version

A foolish son is a grief to his father,

And bitterness to her that bare him.