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Proverbs 17:21
A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.
Proverbs 17:21 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Proverbs 17:21 in other translations
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
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In context
18 A foolish man will clap hands, when he is surety for his friend.
19 He that studieth discords, loveth quarrels: and he that exalteth his door, seeketh ruin.
20 He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil.
21 A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.
22 A joyful mind maketh age flourishing: a sorrowful spirit drieth up the bones.
23 The wicked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may pervert the paths of judgment.
24 Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth.
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