Proverbs 17:25

Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness

24Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth. 25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

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Berean Standard Bible
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
American Standard Version (1901)
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
Bible in Basic English
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
Douay-Rheims 1899
A foolish son is the anger of the father: and the sorrow of the mother that bore him.
Free Bible Version
A stupid son brings grief to his father and sadness to his mother who gave birth to him.
Geneva Bible 1599
A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.
King James (Authorized) Version
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
One Unity Resource Bible
A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
Translation for Translators
Children who are foolish cause their father to be sad and also cause their mother to be very sorrowful.
Unlocked Literal Bible
A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to the woman who bore him.
Noah Webster Bible
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
World English Bible
A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
Young's Literal Translation
A provocation to his father [is] a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.