Proverbs 17:25

Proverbs 17:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
• New International Version (NIV)A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.

Context of Proverbs 17:25

23A wicked man receives a bribe from the [hidden] pocket To pervert the ways of justice. 24[Skillful and godly] wisdom is in the presence of a person of understanding [and he recognizes it], But the eyes of a [thickheaded] fool are on the ends of the earth. A foolish son is a grief and anguish to his father And bitterness to her who gave birth to him. 26It is also not good to fine the righteous, Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness. 27He who has knowledge restrains and is careful with his words, And a man of understanding and wisdom has a cool spirit (self-control, an even temper).

Proverbs 17:25 word by word

כַּ֣עַס לְ֭אָבִיו בֵּ֣ן כְּסִ֑יל וּ֝מֶ֗מֶר לְיוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A foolishכְּסִילkesîyl · foolH3684
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• a griefכַּ֫עַסka‛as ka‛aώ · vexationH3708
• to his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and bitternessמֶ֫מֶרmemer · bitternessH4470
• to her that bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205

Cross-references for Proverbs 17:25

• Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.
• Proverbs 15:20A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
• Proverbs 19:13A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
• 2 Samuel 13:1It happened afterwards that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon [her half brother] the son of David was in love with her.
• Ecclesiastes 2:18So I hated all the fruit (gain) of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will succeed me.

Commentaries on Proverbs 17:25

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Compare Proverbs 17:21. Here is added a reference to the sorrow which the folly of a child brings especially to the mother.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25Verse 25 Wicked children despise the authority of their father, and the tenderness of their mother.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25A foolish son: This saying applies to both sons and daughters.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. a grief--or cross, vexation (compare Pr 17:21; 10:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 17:25

• Children
• Fool
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Fine
• Friend
• Glad
• Grief
• Price
• Rule
• Strike
• Father
• Grief; Grieve
• Proverb

Commentaries on Proverbs 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings