NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon He that begettethyalad (yaw-lad') to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage a fool kciyl (kes-eel') fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish). doeth it to his sorrow tuwgah (too-gaw') depression (of spirits); concretely a grief -- heaviness, sorrow. and the father 'ab (awb) father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-. of a fool nabal (naw-bawl') stupid; wicked (especially impious) -- fool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person. hath no joy samach (saw-makh') probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy. King James Bible He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. Holman Christian Standard Bible A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy. International Standard Version The man who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow— the father of a fool has no joy. NET Bible Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He that begets a fool, it is to his own shame, neither will his father rejoice in him. GOD'S WORD® Translation The parent of a fool has grief, and the father of a godless fool has no joy. King James 2000 Bible He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool has no joy. Links Proverbs 17:21Proverbs 17:21 NIV Proverbs 17:21 NLT Proverbs 17:21 ESV Proverbs 17:21 NASB Proverbs 17:21 KJV |