Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is a vexation to his father, and bitterness to her that hath born him.
Leeser Tanakh
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 at the ends of the earth.
Cross References
2 Samuel 19:1(19:2) And it was told unto Joab, Behold, the king is weeping and he mourneth for Abshalom.
Proverbs 15:20A wise son causeth his father to rejoice; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 23:25Let [then] thy father and thy mother rejoice, and let her that hath born thee be glad.
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 →