Proverbs 17:21

King James Version

²¹He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

Proverbs 17:21

New King James Version

²¹He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.

²⁵A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

²⁵A ^(A)foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her who bore him.

King James Version (KJV)

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New King James Version (NKJV)