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Proverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.
Proverbs 17:21 · Geneva Bible
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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 man destitute of vnderstanding, toucheth the hande, and becommeth suretie for his neighbour.
19 He loueth transgression, that loueth strife: and he that exalteth his gate, seeketh destruction.
20 The froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a naughtie tongue, shall fall into euill.
21 He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.
22 A ioyfull heart causeth good health: but a sorowfull minde dryeth the bones.
23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosome to wrest the wayes of iudgement.
24 Wisdome is in the face of him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the corners of the world.
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