Proverbs 17:21

Translation Comparison (17 available)

Original Language Text
hebrew
יֹלֵ֣ד כְּ֭סִיל לְ/ת֣וּגָה ל֑/וֹ וְ/לֹֽא יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח אֲבִ֣י נָבָֽל
English Translation
A fool gives birth to trouble for him, and his father will not rejoice.

He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

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

He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.

A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.

A merry heart is a good medicine: but a broken spirit drieth up the bones.

He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.

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

Whoever is begetting a fool has affliction for it, || Indeed, the father of a fool does not rejoice.

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

It is painful to be the parent of a fool;<br>there is no joy for the father of a rebel.<br>

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

He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. 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.