Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
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In The King James Version
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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Cross References
2 Samuel 19:1And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
Proverbs 23:25Let your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:25
24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. Note, 1. He is to be reckoned an intelligent man that not only has wisdom, but has it ready when he has occasion for it. He lays his wisdom before him, as his card and compass which he steers by, has his eye always upon it, as he that writes has on his copy; and then he has it before him; it is not to seek, but still at hand. 2. He that has a giddy head, a roving rambling fancy, will never be fit for any solid… Read the whole commentary →