Proverbs 17:21

New International Version

²¹To have a fool for a child brings grief;
there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.^(A)

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.

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

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

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.

New International Version (NIV)