Bible verse
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:25 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 17.
21 A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
24 Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
26 It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
27 A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
28 Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
KJV
A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
ASV
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
ERV
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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