Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
In Context
24Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
26To punish also the righteous is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
Cross References
2 Samuel 19:1(19-2) And it was told Joab: 'Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.'
Proverbs 15:20A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 23:25Let thy father and thy mother be glad, and let her that bore thee rejoice.
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 →