Proverbs 17:21
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.”Proverbs 17:21
What Does Proverbs 17:21 Mean?
Proverbs 17:21 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 17, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 17:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 10:1“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”Proverbs 29:15“The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.”Proverbs 19:13“A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.”Genesis 26:34“And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:”1 Samuel 2:32“And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.”Proverbs 15:20“A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.”Proverbs 17:25“A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.”Proverbs 23:15“My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.”Ezekiel 18:14“Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,”2 Samuel 18:33“And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!”2 Corinthians 2:3“And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.”Philemon 1:19“I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.”3 John 1:4“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.”1 Samuel 8:3“And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.”
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