Proverbs 17:21
KJVHe that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
01aParallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsHe that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.
He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.
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About this book
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