Proverbs 17:21

New International Version

To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

Cross References

Genesis 26:34

When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!”

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Proverbs 15:20

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

Proverbs 17:25

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

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

2 Corinthians 2:3

I wrote as I did, so that when I came I would not be distressed by those who should have made me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would all share my joy.

3 John 1:4

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

1 Samuel 8:3

But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.