Proverbs 17:21
Whoso begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; Yea, the father of the fool hath no joy.
Noyes Bible
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 merry heart doeth good to the body; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Proverbs 17:25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bore him.
Proverbs 23:15My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart shall rejoice, even mine;
Philemon 1:19I Paul have written it with my own hand, I will repay it; not to say to thee, that to me thou owest even thy own self besides.
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 →