Proverbs 17:25
A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
In Context
26Surely it is not good to condemne the iust, nor that ye princes should smite such for equitie.
Cross References
2 Samuel 19:1And it was tolde Ioab, Behold, the King weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
Proverbs 15:20A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Proverbs 23:25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall reioyce.
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 →