Proverbs 17:25

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Foolish children bring sorrow to their father and pain to their mother.

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Someone told Joab, “The king is crying because Absalom is dead.”

Here are some proverbs of Solomon: Children with good sense make their parents happy, but foolish children make them sad.

Children with good sense make their parents happy, but foolish children are hateful to them.

It's never pleasant to be the parent of a fool and have nothing but pain.

A foolish son brings disgrace to his father. A nagging wife goes on and on like the drip, drip, drip of the rain.

Make your parents proud, especially your mother.

Correct your children, and they will be wise; children out of control disgrace their mothers.