Proverbs 17:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:1 : 1 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
  • Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.
  • Prov 17:25 : 25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
  • Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart; 16 And my thoughts in me will be full of joy when your lips say right things.
  • Gen 26:34 : 34 And when Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
  • 1 Sam 2:32-35 : 32 And never again will there be an old man in your family. 33 But one man of your family will not be cut off by my hand, and his eyes will be made dark, and grief will be in his heart: and all the offspring of your family will come to their end by the sword of men. 34 And this will be the sign to you, which will come on Hophni and Phinehas, your sons; death will overtake them on the same day. 35 And I will make a true priest for myself, one who will do what is in my heart and in my mind: and I will make for him a family which will not come to an end; and his place will be before my holy one for ever.
  • 1 Sam 8:3 : 3 And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.
  • 2 Sam 18:33 : 33 Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!
  • 2 Cor 2:3 : 3 And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.
  • Phlm 1:19-20 : 19 I, Paul, writing this myself, say, I will make payment to you: and I do not say to you that you are in debt to me even for your life. 20 So brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: give new life to my heart in Christ.
  • 3 John 1:4 : 4 I have no greater joy than to have news that my children are walking in the true way.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    87%

    24 Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

    25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    81%

    20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

    21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • Prov 23:24
    80%

    24 The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

  • Prov 10:1
    78%

    1 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

  • Prov 11:29
    78%

    29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

  • Prov 17:20
    78%

    20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

  • Prov 15:5
    78%

    5 A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

  • Prov 19:13
    77%

    13 A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.

  • Prov 22:15
    77%

    15 Foolish ways are deep-seated in the heart of a child, but the rod of punishment will send them far from him.

  • Prov 19:3
    75%

    3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 17:16
    75%

    16 How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    75%

    26 He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

    27 A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 14:17
    75%

    17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.

  • Prov 18:2
    75%

    2 A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

  • Prov 17:12
    74%

    12 It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.

  • Prov 29:20
    74%

    20 Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.

  • Prov 26:4-6
    3 verses
    73%

    4 Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

    5 Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

    6 He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.

  • Prov 10:23
    73%

    23 It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

  • Prov 17:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5 Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

    6 Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.

  • Prov 26:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10 Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.

    11 Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

  • Deut 21:18
    73%

    18 If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:

  • Prov 29:17
    73%

    17 Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.

  • Prov 28:7
    73%

    7 He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who keeps company with feasters puts shame on his father.

  • Prov 19:10
    73%

    10 Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.

  • Eccl 4:13
    73%

    13 A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6 A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

    7 The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

  • Prov 13:16
    72%

    16 A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

  • Prov 21:20
    72%

    20 There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

  • Prov 17:2
    72%

    2 A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

  • Prov 27:11
    72%

    11 My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

  • Eccl 10:13
    72%

    13 The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

  • Prov 12:15
    72%

    15 The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

  • Prov 29:11
    72%

    11 A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

  • Jer 17:11
    72%

    11 Like the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • Prov 10:10
    72%

    10 He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

  • Prov 17:22
    72%

    22 A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.

  • Prov 20:21
    72%

    21 A heritage may be got quickly at first, but the end of it will not be a blessing.

  • Ps 107:17
    72%

    17 Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;

  • Prov 13:24
    72%

    24 He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.

  • Prov 10:8
    72%

    8 The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

  • Prov 13:1
    72%

    1 A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.