Proverbs 17:25

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

Cross References (5)

  • Proverbs 10:1 (5)

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

  • Proverbs 15:20 (3)

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

  • Proverbs 19:13 (3)

    A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

  • 2 Samuel 13:1–22 (3)

    After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.

  • Ecclesiastes 2:18–19 (2)

    I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.