Proverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a dullard, it is to his own grief, neither can the father of the base, rejoice.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure,—but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone.
Cross References
Genesis 26:34And when Esau was forty years old, he took to wife Judith, daughter of Beeri. the Hittite; and Basemath, daughter of Elon, the Hittite;
1 Samuel 8:3Howbeit his sons walked not in his ways, but stooped to extortion,—and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
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 vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare 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]; that I may not tell thee—that, thyself, unto me, thou still owest.
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 →