Proverbs 17:25

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
  • Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
  • Eccl 2:18-19 : 18 And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 19 And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
  • 2 Sam 13:1-9 : 1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. 2 And Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything unto her. 3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man. 4 And he said unto him, Why, O son of the king, art thou thus lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. 5 And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand. 6 So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, Let her sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand. 7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food. 8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes. 9 And she took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him. 10 And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from thy hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. 11 And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come, lie with me, my sister. 12 And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly. 13 And I, whither shall I carry my shame? and as for thee, thou wilt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee. 14 Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her. 15 Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone. 16 And she said unto him, Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is [worse] than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. 17 Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her. 18 And she had a garment of divers colors upon her; for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. 19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went. 20 And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but now hold thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; take not this thing to heart. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house. 21 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. 22 And Absalom spake unto Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

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  • Prov 15:20-21
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  • Prov 19:13
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    13A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

  • Prov 15:5
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  • Prov 22:15
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  • Prov 19:26-27
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  • Deut 21:18-19
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  • Prov 23:24-25
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  • Prov 29:17
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    17Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

  • Prov 11:29
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  • Eccl 4:13
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  • Prov 17:12
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  • Prov 19:18
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    18Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.

  • Prov 17:2
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  • Prov 17:16
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  • Prov 17:5-6
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  • Prov 12:15-16
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    73%

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  • Prov 27:3
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    3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.

  • Prov 23:15
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    15My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:

  • Prov 1:8
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  • Eccl 10:15
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  • Job 5:3
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    3I have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.

  • Prov 19:10
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  • Prov 30:11
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  • Prov 23:22
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    22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

  • Prov 26:9
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  • Prov 14:3
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  • Prov 23:9
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  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.