Proverbs 17:25

Tree of Life Version

A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to her that bore him.

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:1

The king was shaken. So he went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. As he walked he cried, “My son Absalom! O my son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you! Absalom, my son, my son!”

Proverbs 10:1

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

Proverbs 15:20

A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

Proverbs 17:21

Whoever fathers a fool gets grief. There is no joy for the father of a disgraceful son.

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is trouble for his father, and a quarrelsome wife is constant dripping.

Proverbs 23:25

Let your father and your mother be glad, let she who bore you rejoice!

Proverbs 29:15

A rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.