Proverbs 17:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.”

Proverbs 17:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 17:25 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 17:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.”

Proverbs 17:25 — World English Bible

Proverbs 17:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 17:25 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 17:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A provocation to his father <FI>is<Fi> a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.”

Proverbs 17:25 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 17:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 17:25 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 17:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.”

Proverbs 17:25 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 17:25 in Context — Proverbs 17

23 O perverso toma o presente do seio, para perverter os caminhos da justiça.

24 A sabedoria está diante do rosto do prudente; porém os olhos do tolo [estão voltados] para os confins da terra.

25 O filho tolo é tristeza para seu pai, e amargura para aquela que o gerou.

26 Também não é bom punir ao justo, nem bater nos príncipes por causa da justiça.

27 Quem entende o conhecimento guarda suas palavras; [e] o homem de bom entendimento [é] de espírito calmo.

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What Does Proverbs 17:25 Mean?

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