Proverbs 17:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A foolishכְּסִ֑יל
(ke·sil;)
3684: stupid fellow, dullard, foolfrom kasal
sonבֵּ֣ן
(ben)
1121: sona prim. root
is a griefכַּ֣עַס
(ka·'as)
3708a: vexation, angerfrom kaas
to his fatherלְ֭אָבִיו
(le·'a·viv)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
And bitternessוּ֝מֶ֗מֶר
(u·me·mer)
4470: bitternessfrom marar
to her who boreלְיֹולַדְתֹּֽו׃
(le·yo·v·lad·tov.)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
him. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
A foolish
kciyl  (kes-eel')
fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish).
son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
is a grief
ka`ac  (kah'-as)
vexation -- anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.
to his father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
and bitterness
memer  (meh'-mer)
sorrow -- bitterness.
to her that bare
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A foolish son is a grief to his father And bitterness to her who bore him.

King James Bible
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.

International Standard Version
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to his mother.

NET Bible
A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A foolish son angers his father and embitters her that bore him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A foolish son is a heartache to his father and bitter grief to his mother.

King James 2000 Bible
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
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