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Proverbs 17:25

Parents and childrenGrief

23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.

24 Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

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

26 It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.

27 A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.

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BSB
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
KJV
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
WEB
A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
ASV
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
DARBY
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
BLB
A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
ÅB
En uforstandig sønn er en gremmelse for sin far og en bitter sorg for henne som fødte ham.
OTB
En tåpelig sønn bringer sorg til sin far og bedrøvelse til moren som fødte ham.
B1930
En uforstandig sønn er en gremmelse for sin far og en bitter sorg for henne som fødte ham.

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