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Proverbs 17:25
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Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.
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A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
A foolishH3684 sonH1121 is a griefH3708 to his fatherH1, and bitternessH4470 to her that bareH3205 him.
Original Hebrew
כַּעַס לְאָבִיו בֵּן כְּסִיל וּמֶמֶר לְיֹולַדְתֹּו׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כַּ֣עַס |
Ka.'as | H3708 | HNcmsa | (is) grief |
לְ֭/אָבִי/ו |
Le./'a.vi/v | H1 | HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms | to/ father/ his |
בֵּ֣ן |
ben | H1121 | HNcmsa | a son |
כְּסִ֑יל |
ke.Sil | H3684 | HAamsa | a fool |
וּ֝/מֶ֗מֶר |
u./Me.mer | H4470 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ bitterness |
לְ/יוֹלַדְתּֽ/וֹ |
le./yo.lad.T/o | H3205 | HR/Vqrfsc/Sp3ms | to/ (the) (one who) bore/ him |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
- H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
- H3205 — יָלַד (yâlad, yaw-lad'): a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage; bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).
- H3684 — כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'): from כָּסַל; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).
- H3708 — כַּעַס (kaʻaç, kah'-as): or (in Job) כַּעַשׂ; from כַּעַס; vexation; anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, [idiom] sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.
- H4470 — מֶמֶר (memer, meh'-mer): from an unused root meaning to grieve; sorrow; bitterness.
Cross References
Reciprocal references (7): 2 Samuel 18:33, 2 Samuel 19:1, Proverbs 17:21, Proverbs 19:26, Proverbs 23:25, Proverbs 29:15, 2 Corinthians 2:5
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