Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 17:25 Cross-References
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“A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.”
Proverbs 17:25 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. This proverb echoes earlier ones (10:1, 15:20, 17:21), emphasizing parental heartbreak over foolish children. Ka'as le'aviv (כַּעַס לְאָבִיו, vexation to his father)—ka'as means grief, sorrow, vexation. Umemer leyoladto (וּמֶמֶר לְיֹלַדְתּוֹ, and bitterness to her who bore him)—memer describes bitter sorrow. Mothers who bore children in pain experience bitter grief when those children choose folly. The repeated emphasis shows how seriously Proverbs takes this issue. Parents should teach diligently; children should pur...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 17:25
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“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”
“that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister”
“A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.”
“seeing that I must leave it to the man who comes after me.”
“but a foolish man despises his mother.”