Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

Proverbs 17:25 · King James Version

In other versions

A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
ASV
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
BBE
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
DBY
A foolish son brings grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.
WEB
A provocation to his father `is' a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.
YLT
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
ENG
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
WBT
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
BSB

²³A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

²⁴Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

²⁵A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

²⁶Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

²⁷He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.