Proverbs 17:21 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 17 · verse 21 · King James Version

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.

begettethyâladto bear youngH3205 →
sorrowtûwgâhdepressionH8424 →
fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
foolkᵉçîylproperly, fatH3684 →
foolnâbâlstupidH5036 →