Proverbs 17:25 - King James 2000

²⁵ A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ A self-confident and foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

Common English Bible

²⁵ A foolish son is irritating to his father and bitter to her who gave birth to him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ A foolish son is the anger of the father and the grief of the mother who conceived him.

Proverbs 17:25 Tagairtí Cros

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Proverbs 17:21

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Proverbs 23:25

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