Proverbs 17:21
“He that begetteth a foole, doth it to his sorrow: and the father of a foole hath no ioy.”
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Proverbs 17:21 Context
19He loueth transgression, that loueth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction. 20He that hath a froward heart, findeth no good, and he that hath a peruerse tongue, falleth into mischiefe. 21He that begetteth a foole, doth it to his sorrow: and the father of a foole hath no ioy. 22A merrie heart doth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. 23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome, to peruert the wayes of iudgement.
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He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
- King James Version
He who sires a fool {does so} to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He that begetteth a fool `doeth it' to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.
- Basic English Bible
He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.
- Darby Bible
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
- Webster's Bible
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
- World English Bible
Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.
- Youngs Literal Bible
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; and the father of a churl hath no joy.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible