Proverbs 17:21

The Scriptures 1998

He who brings forth a fool has sorrow for it, And the father of a fool has no joy.

Cross References

Genesis 26:34

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2 Samuel 18:33

And the sovereign was shaken, and went up to the room over the gate, and wept. And as he went, he said this, “O my son Aḇ

Proverbs 10:1

Proverbs of Shelomoh: A wise son makes a father rejoice, But a foolish son is his mother’s sorrow.

Proverbs 15:20

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

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is a calamity to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

2 Corinthians 2:3

And I wrote to you as I did, so that having come, I might not have sadness over those from whom I should have joy, trusting in you all that my joy is that of you all.

3 John 1:4

I have no greater joy than to hear of my children walking in truth.

1 Samuel 8:3

But his sons did not walk in his ways, and turned aside after own gain, and took bribes, and twisted right-ruling.