Proverbs 17:21
A fool is born in his shame; but neither the father shall be glad in a fool. (A fool is born to his parents? shame; and the father shall never be glad, or have joy, over his foolish son.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
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
Cross References
Genesis 26:34Esau forsooth forty years eld wedded two wives (or And when Esau was forty years old he wedded two wives), Judith + 26:34 She is also known as Oholibamah or Aholibamah., the daughter of Beeri (the) Hittite, and Bashemath + 26:34 She is also known as Adah., the daughter of Elon, of the same place;
1 Samuel 8:3And his sons went not in his ways, but they bowed after avarice, and they took gifts, and perverted doom (or and perverted justice, or judgement).
Proverbs 10:1The parables of Solomon. A wise son maketh glad his father; but a fond son is the sorrow of his mother. ( The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh his father happy; but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.)
Proverbs 17:25A fond son is the ire of the father, and the sorrow of the mother that bare him.
Proverbs 23:15My son, if thy soul is wise, mine heart shall have joy with thee; (My son, if thou be wise, my heart shall have joy over thee;)
Philemon 1:19I, Paul, wrote with mine (own) hand, (and) I shall yield (it); (and) that I say not to thee, that also thou owest to me thyself.
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 →