Proverbs 17:25

Hebrew
ESV
A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
NIV
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.
NLT
Foolish children bring grief to their father and bitterness to the one who gave them birth.
LXX
ὀργὴ πατρὶ υἱὸς ἄφρων καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ὀδύνη τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
τεκούσῃ αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

Proverbs 17:24 ← Proverbs 17:25 → Proverbs 17:26

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