Proverbs 17:21

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:1

Solomon’s proverbs: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Genesis 26:34

When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hethite, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hethite.

3 John 1:4

I have no greater joy  than this: to hear that my children  are walking in truth.

2 Corinthians 2:3

I wrote this very thing so that when I came I wouldn’t have pain from those who ought to give me joy, because I am confident  about all of you that my joy will also be yours.

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber above the city gate and wept. As he walked, he cried, ‘My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son! ’

1 Samuel 8:3

However, his sons did not walk in his ways #– #they turned towards dishonest profit, took bribes, and perverted justice.