“ A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. ”
Compare Proverbs 17:21 . Here is added a reference to the sorrow which the folly of a child brings especially to the mother.
Proverbs 17. Fresh points are the rise of the able and clever slave to a place in the family ( Proverbs 17:2 ), the practice of bribes ( Proverbs 17:8 ; Proverbs 17:23 ), the value of adversity as...
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. A foolish son (is) a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. The mother, as having to a greater...
1. Lit. 'the sacrifices of strife.' There would be no pleasure in the festal meal which followed a sacrifice ( Proverbs 7:14 ) if it was accompanied with a quarrel. 'A little with quiet is the only...
CHAPTER 18 FRIENDSHIP "A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 This rendering, based upon the margin of the R.V, yields a much better sense than t...
Verse Proverbs 17:3 . Two important thoughts are suggested by this proverb. First, that the heart will yield to no force other than that of God. Dross in metal may be discovered and expurged by fire...
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. He that h...
A foolish son [is] a grief to his father ,.... Because of his folly and wickedness, and the ruin he is bringing himself to; and bitterness to her that bare him ; a cause of bitterness of soul to h...
A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. Ver. 25. A foolish son is a grief to his father. ] See Trapp on " Pro 10:1 " See Trapp on " Pro 15:20 "
A foolish son , &c. This was said before, Proverbs 15:20 , and elsewhere; but he here repeats it, as a point of great moment and constant use, and as a powerful motive to oblige both children t...
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. Observe, 1. Wicked children are an affliction to both their parents. They are an occasion of anger...
This he said before, Proverbs 15:20 , and elsewhere; but he here repeats it as a point of great moment and constant use, and as a powerful motive to oblige both children to carry themselves wisely...
Proverbs 17:1 . Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith. See Proverbs 15:17 . Proverbs 17:3 . The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace (or crucible) for gold. Silver ores in Me...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 17:1 (Comp, Proverbs 15:16 , Proverbs 15:17 ; Proverbs 16:8 .) Better (sweeter) is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith. Dry bread was soaked in wine or water be...
v. 25. A foolish son is a grief to his father, causing him sorrow and mourning, and bitterness to her that bare him, by the vexation which he causes.
2 Samuel 13:1-22 ; Ecclesiastes 2:18 ; Ecclesiastes 2:19 ; Proverbs 10:1 ; Proverbs 15:20 ; Proverbs 19:13