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Proverbs 17:25

The Scriptures 2009

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

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

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

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

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

A rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

And it was reported to Yo’aḇ, “See, the sovereign is weeping and mourning for Aḇshalom.”

Let your father and your mother rejoice, And let her who bore you exult.