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Proverbs 17:21

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19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

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

22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

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BSB
A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
KJV
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
WEB
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
ASV
He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
DARBY
He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.
BLB
The one begetting a fool, grief [is] unto him, and the father of a fool is not glad.
ÅB
Den som har en narr til sønn, får sorg av ham; en dåres far har ingen glede.
OTB
Å ha en dåre til barn bringer sorg; det er ingen glede for forelderen til en dåre.
B1930
Den som har en narr til sønn, får sorg av ham; en dåres far har ingen glede.

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