Proverbs 17:25

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

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

Latin

Ira patris filius stultus, et dolor matris quæ genuit eum.

Hebrew

English

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

A foolish son: This saying applies to both sons and daughters.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
2 Samuel 13:1–22
After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
Proverbs 15:20
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Ecclesiastes 2:18–19
I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.