Proverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
20The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.
22A ioyfull heart causeth good health: but a sorowfull minde dryeth the bones.
Cross References
Genesis 26:34Nowe when Esau was fourtie yeere olde, he tooke to wife Iudith, the daughter of Beeri an Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon an Hittite also.
1 Samuel 8:3And his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but turned aside after lucre, and tooke rewards, and peruerted the iudgement.
Proverbs 10:1THE PARABLE OF SALOMON. A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is an heauines to his mother.
Proverbs 17:25A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.
Proverbs 23:15My sonne, if thine heart be wise, mine heart shall reioyce, and I also.
Philemon 1:19I Paul haue written this with mine owne hande: I will recompense it, albeit I doe not say to thee, that thou owest moreouer vnto me euen thine owne selfe.
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 →