Proverbs 17:21

The Passion Translation

Parents of a numbskull will have many sorrows, for there’s nothing about his lifestyle that will make them proud.

Cross References

Genesis 26:34

When Esau was forty, he married two Hittite women, Judith the daughter of Beeri and Basemath the daughter of Elon.

Proverbs 10:1

The wisdom of Solomon: When wisdom comes to a son, joy comes to a father. When a son turns from wisdom, a mother grieves.

Proverbs 15:20

When a son learns wisdom, a father’s heart is glad. But the man who shames his mother is a foolish son.

Proverbs 17:25

A father grieves over the foolishness of his child, and bitter sorrow fills his mother.

Proverbs 19:13

A rebellious son breaks a father’s heart, and a nagging wife can drive you crazy!

2 Corinthians 2:3

And this was the very point I made in my letter, for I didn’t want to come and find sadness filling the very ones who should give me cheer. But I’m confident that you will do what’s right so that my joyous delight will be yours.

3 John 1:4

It is the greatest joy of my life to hear that my children are consistently living their lives in the ways of truth!