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Proverbs 17:21

21 He that begetteth a ^afool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

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1 The proverbs of Solomon. A ^bwise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

25 A ^afoolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

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This Verse	Nearby Verses		This Chapter

WORD		QTY
fool		2
begetteth		1
doeth		1
sorrow		1
father		1
no		1
joy		1

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