Proverbs 17:21 Cross References

Proverbs 17:21

21: It is painful to be the parent of a fool; there is no joy for the father of a rebel.

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child brings joy to a father; a foolish child brings grief to a mother.

A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a nagging wife annoys like a constant dripping.

You will watch with envy as I pour out prosperity on the people of Israel. But no members of your family will ever live out their days.
Those who are left alive will live in sadness and grief, and their children will die a violent death.
And to prove that what I have said will come true, I will cause your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, to die on the same day!
"Then I will raise up a faithful priest who will serve me and do what I tell him to do. I will bless his descendants, and his family will be priests to my anointed kings forever.

Sensible children bring joy to their father; foolish children despise their mother.

At the age of forty, Esau married a young woman named Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite. He also married Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.

The king was overcome with emotion. He went up to his room over the gateway and burst into tears. And as he went, he cried, "O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I could have died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son."

I, Paul, write this in my own handwriting: "I will repay it." And I won't mention that you owe me your very soul!
Yes, dear brother, please do me this favor for the Lord's sake. Give me this encouragement in Christ.

That is why I wrote as I did in my last letter, so that when I do come, I will not be made sad by the very ones who ought to give me the greatest joy. Surely you know that my happiness depends on your happiness.

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