Proverbs 17:25

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

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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 15:20 : 20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.
  • Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and a nagging wife is like constant dripping.
  • Eccl 2:18-19 : 18 I hated all my toil under the sun because I must leave it to the one who comes after me. 19 And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will rule over all the fruit of my labor that I have worked for under the sun. This too is meaningless.
  • 2 Sam 13:1-9 : 1 After this, Absalom, son of David, had a beautiful sister named Tamar, and Amnon, the son of David, fell in love with her. 2 Amnon was so distressed about his sister Tamar that he made himself sick, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her. 3 Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd man. 4 Jonadab asked him, 'Why are you, the king's son, so downcast morning after morning? Won't you tell me?' Amnon replied, 'I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.' 5 Jonadab said to him, 'Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, "Please let my sister Tamar come and prepare some food for me here in my sight, so I may watch her and eat it from her hand."' 6 So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, 'Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so I may eat from her hand.' 7 David sent word to Tamar at the palace: 'Go to your brother Amnon’s house and prepare some food for him.' 8 So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made the cakes in his sight, and baked them. 9 Then she took the pan and placed the cakes before him, but he refused to eat. Amnon said, 'Send everyone out of here.' So everyone left him. 10 Then Amnon said to Tamar, 'Bring the food into my bedroom, so I may eat it from your hand.' Tamar took the cakes she had made and brought them to her brother Amnon in his bedroom. 11 But when she took them to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, 'Come, lie with me, my sister.' 12 She answered him, 'No, my brother! Don’t force me. Such a thing should not be done in Israel! Don’t do this outrageous thing.' 13 What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And you would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not withhold me from you. 14 But he refused to listen to her, and being stronger than she, he forced her and lay with her. 15 Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, 'Get up and leave!' 16 But she said to him, 'No! Sending me away would be a greater wrong than what you have already done to me.' But he refused to listen to her. 17 He called his servant who attended him and said, 'Throw this woman out of my presence and bolt the door after her.' 18 Now she was wearing a richly ornamented robe, for this was how the virgin daughters of the king dressed in those days. So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. 19 Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the ornamented robe she was wearing. She put her hand on her head and went away, weeping loudly as she went. 20 Her brother Absalom said to her, 'Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Don’t take this thing to heart.' And Tamar lived in her brother Absalom's house, desolate. 21 When King David heard all of this, he was furious. 22 Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    87%

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

    21The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Prov 15:20-21
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    86%

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

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  • Prov 10:1
    85%

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  • Prov 19:13
    83%

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

  • Prov 15:5
    81%

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

  • Prov 22:15
    80%

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

  • Prov 19:26-27
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    79%

    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.

  • Deut 21:18-19
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    77%

    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,

    19his father and mother are to take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.

  • Hos 13:13
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    13The pains of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son; when it is time, he does not come to the opening of the womb.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 23:24-25
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    76%

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

    25May your father and mother rejoice, and may she who gave you birth be joyful.

  • Prov 19:3
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  • Prov 29:17
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    17Discipline your son, and he will bring you peace; he will give delight to your soul.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 27:11
    75%

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  • Prov 13:1
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    1A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a mocker does not heed rebuke.

  • Eccl 4:13
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    13Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

  • Prov 17:12
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    12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

  • Prov 19:18
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    18Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not desire his death.

  • Prov 17:2
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    2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

  • Prov 17:16
    74%

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

  • Prov 17:5-6
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    74%

    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 14:17
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    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

  • Prov 28:7
    74%

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

  • Prov 10:23
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    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Prov 29:15
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    15The rod of correction and discipline impart wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

  • Prov 13:24
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    24Whoever spares the rod hates their child, but the one who loves their child is diligent to discipline them.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    73%

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

    16Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent quietly overlook an insult.

  • Prov 27:3
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    3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

  • Prov 23:15
    73%

    15My son, if your heart becomes wise, my heart will also rejoice.

  • Prov 1:8
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    8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,

  • Prov 14:7
    72%

    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

  • Eccl 10:15
    72%

    15The work of fools wearies them because they do not even know how to go to the city.

  • Job 5:3
    72%

    3I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his home.

  • Prov 19:10
    72%

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

  • Prov 30:11
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    11There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.

  • Prov 23:22
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    22Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 26:5
    72%

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

  • Prov 26:9
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    9Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 23:9
    72%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Prov 29:20
    72%

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

  • Prov 14:24
    72%

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.