Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son [is] a provocation to his father, || And bitterness to her bearing him.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
In Context
24The face of the intelligent [is] to wisdom, || And the eyes of a fool—at the end of the earth.
26Also, [it] is not good to fine the righteous, || To strike nobles for uprightness.
Cross References
2 Samuel 19:1And it is declared to Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom”;
Proverbs 15:20A wise son makes a father glad. And a foolish man is despising his mother.
Proverbs 23:25Your father and your mother rejoice, || Indeed, she bearing you is joyful.
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 →