Proverbs 17:21
A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.
Cross References
Genesis 26:34And Esau being forty years old, married wives, Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hethite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon of the same place.
1 Samuel 8:3And his sons walked not in his ways: but they turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Proverbs 10:1A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
Proverbs 17:25A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him.
Proverbs 23:15My son, if thy mind be wise, my heart shall rejoice with thee:
Philemon 1:19I Paul have written it with my own hand: I will repay it: not to say to thee, that thou owest me thy own self also.
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 →