Proverbs 17:25
“A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
A foolish son is a grief to his father,.... Because of his folly and wickedness, and the ruin he is bringing himself to;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Compare Pro 17:21. Here is added a reference to the sorrow which the folly of a child brings especially to the mother.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Observe, 1. Wicked children are an affliction to both their parents. They are an occasion of anger to the father (so the…
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