SinaiProverbs 17:21
American Standard Version
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
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Proverbs 17:21 in other translations
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves.
The father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:21 in context
- 19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
- 20He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
- 21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
- 22A cheerful heart is a good medicine; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
- 23A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice.