Proverbs 17:21

Modern English Version

He who begets a fool begets grief, and the father of a fool is bereft of joy.

Cross References

Genesis 26:34

Esau was forty years old when he took as wives Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite,

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was deeply moved and went up to the upper chamber of the gate and wept. As he went he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! If only I could have given my death in your stead, Absalom, my son, my son!”

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Proverbs 15:20

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

Proverbs 17:25

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

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is the ruin of his father, and the quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.

2 Corinthians 2:3

I wrote concerning this matter to you, so that when I came, I would not be grieved by those in whom I ought to rejoice, having confidence in you all, that my joy is your joy.

3 John 1:4

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

1 Samuel 8:3

But his sons did not walk in his way, for they followed after unlawful gain, and they took bribes, and they perverted justice.