Proverbs 17:21

Hebrew Names version (HNV)

He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Shlomo. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

Proverbs 15:20

A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Genesis 26:34

When Esav was forty years old, he took as wife Yehudit, the daughter of Be'eri the Chittite, and Basemat, the daughter of Elon the Chittite.

3 John 1:4

I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.

2 Corinthians 2:3

And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn't have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you.

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, my son Avshalom, my son, my son Avshalom! would I had died for you, Avshalom, my son, my son!

1 Samuel 8:3

His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.