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Proverbs 17:21 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 17 · verse 21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.Proverbs 17:21 · King James Version
Proverbs 17:21 in context
19He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
22A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
23A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- begettethyâladto bear youngH3205 →
- sorrowtûwgâhdepressionH8424 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- foolkᵉçîylproperly, fatH3684 →
- foolnâbâlstupidH5036 →
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This expresses that very emphatically which many wise and good men feel very sensibly, what a grievous vexatious thing it is to have a foolish wicked child. See here, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary