New International Version
To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

New Living Translation
It is painful to be the parent of a fool; there is no joy for the father of a rebel.

English Standard Version
He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.

Berean Study Bible
A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

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.

Jubilee Bible 2000
He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow, and the father of a fool shall have 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.

American King James Version
He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool has no joy.

American Standard Version
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

Douay-Rheims Bible
A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.

Darby Bible Translation
He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.

English Revised Version
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

Webster's Bible Translation
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

World English Bible
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

Spreuke 17:21 Afrikaans PWL
Hy wat ’n dwaas verwek, doen dit tot sy eie skande; sy vader sal geen vreugde in hom hê nie.

Fjalët e urta 17:21 Albanian
Atij që i lind një budalla do t'i vijnë hidhërime dhe ati i një budallai nuk mund të ketë gëzim.

ﺃﻣﺜﺎﻝ 17:21 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
من يلد جاهلا فلحزنه. ولا يفرح ابو الاحمق.

D Sprüch 17:21 Bavarian
Wer aynn Narrn als Buebn haat, gramt; nän, sein Vater haat kain Freud.

Притчи 17:21 Bulgarian
Който ражда безумно [чадо] ще има скръб, И бащата на глупавия няма радост.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
生愚昧子的必自愁苦，愚頑人的父毫無喜樂。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
生愚昧子的必自愁苦，愚顽人的父毫无喜乐。

箴 言 17:21 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
生 愚 昧 子 的 ， 必 自 愁 苦 ； 愚 頑 人 的 父 毫 無 喜 樂 。

箴 言 17:21 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
生 愚 昧 子 的 ， 必 自 愁 苦 ； 愚 顽 人 的 父 毫 无 喜 乐 。

Proverbs 17:21 Croatian Bible
Tko rodi bezumna, na tugu mu je; a nije veseo ni otac budale.

Přísloví 17:21 Czech BKR
Kdo zplodil blázna, k zámutku svému zplodil jej, aniž se bude radovati otec nemoudrého.

Ordsprogene 17:21 Danish
Den, der avler en Taabe, faar Sorg, Daarens Fader er ikke glad.

Spreuken 17:21 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Wie een zot genereert, die zal hem tot droefheid zijn; en de vader des dwazen zal zich niet verblijden.