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Proverbs 17:25

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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

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

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

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

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

A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a youth left to himself is a disgrace to his mother.

It was reported to Joab, ‘The king is weeping. He’s mourning over Absalom.’

Let your father and mother have joy, and let her who gave birth to you rejoice.