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Proverbs 17:21

יֹלֵד כְּסִיל לְתוּגָה לוֹ וְלֹֽא ־ יִשְׂמַח אֲבִי נָבָֽל ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

In Context

20עִקֶּשׁ ־ לֵב לֹא יִמְצָא ־ טוֹב וְנֶהְפָּךְ בִּלְשׁוֹנוֹ יִפּוֹל בְּרָעָֽה ׃

22לֵב שָׂמֵחַ יֵיטִב גֵּהָה וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה תְּיַבֶּשׁ ־ גָּֽרֶם ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 26:34וַיְהִי עֵשָׂו בֶּן ־ אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה וַיִּקַּח אִשָּׁה אֶת ־ יְהוּדִית בַּת ־ בְּאֵרִי הַֽחִתִּי וְאֶת ־ בָּשְׂמַת בַּת ־ אֵילֹן הַֽחִתִּֽי ׃

1 Samuel 8:3וְלֹֽא ־ הָלְכוּ בָנָיו בדרכו וַיִּטּוּ אַחֲרֵי הַבָּצַע וַיִּקְחוּ ־ שֹׁחַד וַיַּטּוּ מִשְׁפָּֽט ׃ פ

Proverbs 10:1מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה פ בֵּן חָכָם יְשַׂמַּח ־ אָב וּבֵן כְּסִיל תּוּגַת אִמּֽוֹ ׃

Proverbs 17:25כַּעַס לְאָבִיו בֵּן כְּסִיל וּמֶמֶר לְיוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ ׃

Proverbs 23:15בְּנִי אִם ־ חָכַם לִבֶּךָ יִשְׂמַח לִבִּי גַם ־ אָֽנִי ׃

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:21

Folly and Wickedness. 20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. Note, 1. Framing ill designs will be of no advantage to us; there is nothing got by them: He that has a froward heart, that sows discord and is full of resentment, cannot promise himself to get by it sufficient to counterbalance the loss of his repose and reputation, nor can he take any rational satisfaction in it; he finds no good. 2. Giving ill language will be a great disadvantage to… Read the whole commentary →

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