Proverbs 17:21

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The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

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  • Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son causes sorrow to his mother.
  • Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and a nagging wife is like constant dripping.
  • Prov 17:25 : 25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
  • Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, my heart will also rejoice. 16 Yes, my inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.
  • Gen 26:34 : 34 When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
  • 1 Sam 2:32-35 : 32 You will see distress in My dwelling, despite all the good I do for Israel. Never will there be an old man in your family line. 33 Any man of yours that I do not cut off from My altar will only remain to weep his eyes out and to grieve his heart, and all your descendants will die in the prime of life. 34 And this will be the sign to you that will come upon your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day. 35 Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. I will build him a sure house, and he will walk before My anointed one forever.
  • 1 Sam 8:3 : 3 However, his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside to dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
  • 2 Cor 2:3 : 3 I wrote this very thing to you so that when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to bring me joy. I have confidence in all of you, that my joy is your joy.
  • Phlm 1:19-20 : 19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me even your very self. 20 Yes, brother, may I benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
  • 3 John 1:4 : 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    87%

    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

    25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    81%

    20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 23:24
    80%

    24The father of a righteous child will greatly rejoice; a man who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

  • Prov 10:1
    78%

    1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son causes sorrow to his mother.

  • Prov 11:29
    78%

    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 17:20
    78%

    20A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • Prov 15:5
    78%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 19:13
    77%

    13A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and a nagging wife is like constant dripping.

  • Prov 22:15
    77%

    15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

  • Prov 19:3
    75%

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 17:16
    75%

    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    75%

    26Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

    27Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 14:17
    75%

    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

  • Prov 18:2
    75%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Prov 17:12
    74%

    12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

  • Prov 29:20
    74%

    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 26:4-6
    3 verses
    73%

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him yourself.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

    6Whoever sends a message by the hands of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

  • Prov 10:23
    73%

    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Prov 17:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5Whoever mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

    6Children’s children are the crown of the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

  • Prov 26:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10A master archer who wounds all and one who hires a fool or passersby are alike.

    11Like a dog returning to its vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

  • Deut 21:18
    73%

    18If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother, and they discipline him but he will not listen to them,

  • Prov 29:17
    73%

    17Discipline your son, and he will bring you peace; he will give delight to your soul.

  • Prov 28:7
    73%

    7A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.

  • Prov 19:10
    73%

    10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Eccl 4:13
    73%

    13Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.

  • Prov 13:16
    72%

    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 21:20
    72%

    20Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Prov 17:2
    72%

    2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

  • Prov 27:11
    72%

    11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I may answer anyone who reproaches me.

  • Eccl 10:13
    72%

    13The beginning of a fool's speech is foolishness, and the end of it is evil madness.

  • Prov 12:15
    72%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 29:11
    72%

    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Jer 17:11
    72%

    11Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay, so is one who gains wealth by unjust means. In the middle of his life, it will desert him, and in the end, he will prove to be a fool.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 10:10
    72%

    10The one who winks with an eye causes trouble, and a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 17:22
    72%

    22A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

  • Prov 20:21
    72%

    21An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

  • Ps 107:17
    72%

    17Some became fools because of their rebellious ways and suffered because of their sins.

  • Prov 13:24
    72%

    24Whoever spares the rod hates their child, but the one who loves their child is diligent to discipline them.

  • Prov 10:8
    72%

    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 13:1
    72%

    1A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a mocker does not heed rebuke.