Proverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
In other versions
He that begetteth a fool `doeth it' to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
ASV
He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.
BBE
He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.
DBY
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
WEB
Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.
YLT
He that bring forths a fool does it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool has no joy.
ENG
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
WBT
A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
BSB
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.