Revised Literal Translation
Proverbs 17:21-25
21He that begettethH3205 a foolH3684 doeth it to his sorrowH8424: and the fatherH1 of a foolH5036 hath no joyH8055.
22A merryH8056 heartH3820 doeth goodH3190 like a medicineH1456: but a brokenH5218 spiritH7307 driethH3001 the bonesH1634.1
23A wickedH7563 man takethH3947 a giftH7810 out of the bosomH2436 to pervertH5186 the waysH734 of judgmentH4941.
24WisdomH2451 is before him that hath understandingH995H6440; but the eyesH5869 of a foolH3684 are in the endsH7097 of the earthH776.
25A foolishH3684 sonH1121 is a griefH3708 to his fatherH1, and bitternessH4470 to her that bareH3205 him.
Notes
- 1. Proverbs 17:22 like: or, to. ↩
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
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