Proverbs 17:21
A foolish one is born into his own disgrace. But his father will not rejoice in one who is senseless.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
In Context
22A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.
Cross References
Genesis 26:34In truth, at forty years of age, Esau took wives: Judith, the daughter of Beeri, the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon, of the same place.
1 Samuel 8:3But his sons did not walk in his ways. Instead, they turned aside, pursuing avarice. And they accepted bribes, and they perverted judgment.
Proverbs 10:1A wise son gladdens the father. Yet truly, a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Proverbs 17:25A foolish son is the anger of the father and the grief of the mother who conceived him.
Proverbs 23:15My son, if your soul will become wise, my heart will be glad with you.
Philemon 1:19I, Paul, have written this with my own hand: I will repay. And I need not tell you, that you are also in debt yourself, to me.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:21
Folly and Wickedness. 20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. Note, 1. Framing ill designs will be of no advantage to us; there is nothing got by them: He that has a froward heart, that sows discord and is full of resentment, cannot promise himself to get by it sufficient to counterbalance the loss of his repose and reputation, nor can he take any rational satisfaction in it; he finds no good. 2. Giving ill language will be a great disadvantage to… Read the whole commentary →