Proverbs 17:21

Proverbs 17:21 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

21To have a fool for a child brings grief;

there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

21He who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow,

And the father of a fool has no joy.

21He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow,

And the father of a fool has no joy.

21He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow,

And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.

21A man fathers a fool to his own grief;

the father of a fool has no joy.

21It is sad to have a foolish child.

The parents of a godless fool have no joy.