Proverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a fool [doth it] to his sorrow; and the father of a worthless fool cannot have any joy.
Leeser Tanakh
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
Cross References
Genesis 26:34And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri, the Hittite, and Bahsemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
1 Samuel 8:3But his sons walked not in his ways, and they inclined after their own advantage, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth [his] father to rejoice; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Proverbs 17:25A foolish son is a vexation to his father, and bitterness to her that hath born him.
Proverbs 23:15My son, If thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
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 →