Proverbs 17:21

Bishops' Bible (1568)

He that begetteth a foole, begetteth his sorowe: and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:1 : 1 A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but an vndiscrete sonne is an heauinesse vnto his mother.
  • Prov 19:13 : 13 An vndiscrete sonne is the heauinesse of his father, and a brawlyng wyfe is like the toppe of an house wherthrough it is euer dropping.
  • Prov 17:25 : 25 An vndiscrete sonne is a griefe vnto his father: and an heauinesse vnto his mother.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolishe man dispiseth his mother.
  • Prov 23:15-16 : 15 My sonne if thy heart receaue wysdome, my heart also shall reioyce: 16 Yea my raynes shalbe very glad, if thy lippes speake the thing that is right.
  • Gen 26:34 : 34 Esau was fourtie yere olde, & he toke a wyfe called Iudith, the daughter of Beeri an Hethite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon, an Hethite also.
  • 1 Sam 2:32-35 : 32 And thou shalt see thine enemie in the habitation of the Lorde and in all the wealth which God shall geue Israel, and there shall not be an olde man in thyne house for euer. 33 Neuerthelesse, I wyll not destroy euery one that come of thee from mine aulter, to make thine eyes to fayle, and to make thine heart sorowfull: And all they that be multiplied in thine house, shall dye when they be men. 34 And this shalbe a signe vnto thee, that shal come vpon thy two sonnes Hophni and Phinehes: euen in one day they shall dye both. 35 And I wyll stirre me vp a faythfull priest, yt shall do according to my heart and minde, and I wil builde him a sure house, and he shall walke before mine annoynted for euer.
  • 1 Sam 8:3 : 3 And his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but turned aside after lucre, and tooke rewarde, and peruerted the ryght.
  • 2 Sam 18:33 : 33 And the king was moued, and went vp to the chamber ouer the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he sayde, O my sonne Absalom, my sonne, my sonne Absalom: woulde God I had died for thee, O Absalom my sonne, my sonne.
  • 2 Cor 2:3 : 3 And I wrote this same vnto you, lest when I came, I shoulde take heauynesse of them of whom I ought to reioyce. This confidence haue I toward you all, that my ioy is the ioy of you all.
  • Phlm 1:19-20 : 19 I Paul haue written it with myne owne hande, I wyll recompence it: Albeit, I do not say to thee, howe that thou owest vnto me euen thyne owne selfe. 20 Yea brother, let me enioy this pleasure of thee in the Lorde: Comfort my bowels in the Lorde.
  • 3 John 1:4 : 4 I haue no greater ioy, the for to heare how that my sonnes walke in veritie.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    87%

    24Wisdome shineth in the face of hym that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of fooles wander throughout al landes.

    25An vndiscrete sonne is a griefe vnto his father: and an heauinesse vnto his mother.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    81%

    20A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolishe man dispiseth his mother.

    21Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly.

  • Prov 23:24
    80%

    24The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce: and he that begetteth a wyse chylde, shall haue ioy of hym.

  • Prov 10:1
    78%

    1A wyse sonne maketh a glad father: but an vndiscrete sonne is an heauinesse vnto his mother.

  • Prov 11:29
    78%

    29Who so maketh disquietnesse in his owne house, he shal haue winde for his heritage: and the foole shalbe seruaunt to the wise.

  • Prov 17:20
    78%

    20Who so hath a frowarde heart, obteyneth no good: and he that hath a double tongue, shall fall into mischiefe.

  • Prov 15:5
    78%

    5A foole dispiseth his fathers correction: but he that taketh heede when he is reproued, shall haue the more vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 19:13
    77%

    13An vndiscrete sonne is the heauinesse of his father, and a brawlyng wyfe is like the toppe of an house wherthrough it is euer dropping.

  • Prov 22:15
    77%

    15Foolishnes is bounde in the heart of the chylde: and the rodde of correction shall driue it away.

  • Prov 19:3
    75%

    3The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lorde.

  • Prov 17:16
    75%

    16Whereto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome, seeing he hath no minde therto?

  • Prov 19:26-27
    2 verses
    75%

    26He that hurteth his father, or shutteth out his mother, is a shamefull and an vnworthy sonne.

    27My sonne heare no more the doctrine that leadeth thee vnto errours from the wordes of vnderstanding.

  • Prov 14:17
    75%

    17An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly: but he that is well aduised, is hated of the foole.

  • Prov 18:2
    75%

    2A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding: but onlye to vtter the fansies of his owne heart.

  • Prov 17:12
    74%

    12It were better to meete a shee beare robbed of her whelpes, then a foole trusting in his foolishnesse.

  • Prov 29:20
    74%

    20Seest thou a man that is hastie to speake vnaduisedly? there is more hope in a foole then in hym.

  • Prov 26:4-6
    3 verses
    73%

    4Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes, lest thou become like vnto him.

    5But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.

    6As he that cutteth of his messengers feete endamageth himselfe: so doth he that committeth a message to a foole.

  • Prov 10:23
    73%

    23A foole doth wickedly, and maketh but a sport of it: but wisdome ruleth the man that hath vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 17:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5Who so scorneth the poore, blasphemeth his maker: and he that is glad at another mans hurt, shall not be vnpunished.

    6Childers children are a crowne of the aged, and the fathers are the honour of the children.

  • Prov 26:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10The mightie that fourmed al thinges, rewardeth the fooles & transgressours.

    11Like as the dogge turneth agayne to his owne vomite: euen so a foole beginneth his foolishnes agayne afreshe.

  • Deut 21:18
    73%

    18If any man haue a sonne that is stubburne and disobedient, that he wyll not hearken vnto the voyce of his father and voyce of his mother, and they haue chastened hym, and he woulde not hearken vnto them:

  • Prov 29:17
    73%

    17Nurture thy sonne with correction, and thou shalt be at rest: yea, he shall do thee good at thine heart.

  • Prov 28:7
    73%

    7Who so kepeth the lawe, is a chylde of vnderstanding: but he that is a companion of riotous men, shameth his father.

  • Prov 19:10
    73%

    10Pleasure is not seemely for a foole: muche lesse for a bondman to haue rule of princes.

  • Eccl 4:13
    73%

    13A poore chylde beyng wise, is better then an olde kyng that doteth, and can not beware in tyme to come.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    72%

    6A fooles lippes come with brawling, and his mouth prouoketh vnto stripes.

    7A fooles mouth is his owne destruction, and his lippes are the snare for his owne soule.

  • Prov 13:16
    72%

    16A wise man doth all thynges with discretion: but a foole wyll declare his follie.

  • Prov 21:20
    72%

    20In a wise mans house there is a great treasure and oyle: but a foolishe body spendeth vp all.

  • Prov 17:2
    72%

    2A discrete seruaunt shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and shal haue heritage with the brethren.

  • Prov 27:11
    72%

    11My sonne be wyse, and make me a glad heart, that I may make aunswere vnto my rebukers.

  • Eccl 10:13
    72%

    13The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse: & the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse.

  • Prov 12:15
    72%

    15The way of a foole is strayght in his owne eyes: but he that hearkeneth vnto counsayle is wise.

  • Prov 29:11
    72%

    11A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.

  • Jer 17:11
    72%

    11The partrich maketh a nest of egges, which she layed not: he commeth by riches, but not righteously, in the middest of his life must he leane them behynde hym, & at the last be founde a very foole.

  • Prov 15:14
    72%

    14The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge: but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse.

  • Prov 10:10
    72%

    10He that winketh with his eye, wyll cause sorowe: but he that hath a foolishe mouth, shalbe beaten.

  • Prov 17:22
    72%

    22A mery heart make a lustie age: but a sorowfull minde dryeth vp the bones.

  • Prov 20:21
    72%

    21The heritage that commeth hastylye at the first, shall not be blessed at the ende.

  • Ps 107:17
    72%

    17Foolish men are plagued for their mischeuous wayes: & for their wickednes.

  • Prov 13:24
    72%

    24He that spareth the rodde, hateth his sonne: but who so loueth hym, chasteneth hym betymes.

  • Prov 10:8
    72%

    8A wyse man wyll receaue warning: but a prating foole shalbe punished.

  • Prov 13:1
    72%

    1A wise sonne wil hearken to his fathers warnyng: but he that is scorneful wil not heare when he is reproued.