Proverbs 17:21

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

ASV Byzantine Text

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

Asang Khongca Bible

Kamthu tapen kami loe tapenkung to palungsetsak; kamthu ih ampa loe anghoehaih tawn ai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Amah kah a pha-ueknah ham hlang ang te a cun, te dongah hlang ang kah a napa tah a ko a hoe moenih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Amah kah a pha-ueknah ham hlang ang te a cun, te dongah hlang ang kah a napa tah a ko a hoe moenih.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

O ka mea i hanau mai nana ke keiki lapuwale, he kaumaha kona; Aole e olioli ka makuakane o ke keiki naaupo.

English Berean Standard Bible

A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Se lapenn pou yon papa ki fè yon pitit ki san konprann. Papa yon pitit sòt p'ap janm gen kè kontan.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Natus est stultus in ignominiam suam; sed nec pater in fatuo lætabitur.

Bible in Basic English

He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Celui qui engendre un sot [l’engendre] pour son chagrin ; et le père d’un homme vil ne se réjouira pas.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Kdo zplodil blázna, k zámutku svému zplodil jej, aniž se bude radovati otec nemoudrého.

Kosraean Bible

Mwe na asor ac toasr nu sin sie papa ma tulik natul uh oru ma lalfon.

World Portuguese Bible

Quem gera um tolo o faz para a sua tristeza. O pai do tolo não tem alegria.

Romanian BTF Bible

Cel ce dă naștere unui prost face aceasta spre întristarea lui, și tatăl unui nebun nu are bucurie.

Brenton English Septuagint

and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.

Burmese Common Language Bible

မိုက်သောသူကို ဖြစ်ဘွားစေသောသူသည် မိမိကို မိမိဝမ်းနည်းစေတတ်၏။ မိုက်သောသူ၏အဘ၌ ဝမ်းမြောက်စရာအကြောင်းမရှိ။

Darby Translation

He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Wer einen Toren zeugt, dem wird es zum Kummer, und der Vater eines Narren hat keine Freude.

Dutch Bible 1917

Wie een zot genereert, die zal hem tot droefheid zijn; en de vader des dwazen zal zich niet verblijden.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Wie een domoor verwekt heeft, heeft zich hartzeer bezorgd; De vader van een zot kent geen vreugde.

Italian Diodati Bible

Chi genera un pazzo lo genera a suo cordoglio; E il padre dello stolto non si rallegrerà .

Douay-Rheims 1899

A fool is born to his own disgrace: and even his father shall not rejoice in a fool.

Geneva Bible 1599

He that begetteth a foole, getteth himselfe sorow, and the father of a foole can haue no ioy.

Noyes Bible

Whoso begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; Yea, the father of the fool hath no joy.

Danish Bible 1931

Den, der avler en Tåbe, får Sorg, Dårens Fader er ikke glad.

Leeser Tanakh

He that begetteth a fool [doth it] to his sorrow; and the father of a worthless fool cannot have any joy.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; and the father of a churl hath no joy.

King James Version

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

King James Version + Apocrypha

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

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Ai sanh con ngu muội ắt sẽ có buồn rầu; Còn cha của kẻ ngây dại chẳng được vui vẻ.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: And the father of a fool hath no joy.

Revised West Version

Ko ia ʻoku ne fakatupu ha vale ʻoku ne fai ke ne mamahi ai ia: pea ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ha fiefia ʻe he tamai ʻae tangata vale.

French Ostervald Bible

Celui qui a donné naissance à un insensé, en aura de l'ennui; et le père d'un fou ne se réjouira point.

Esperanto Bible

Kiu naskas malsaĝulon, tiu havas ĉagrenon; Kaj patro de malprudentulo ne havos ĝojon.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Celui qui donne naissance à un insensé aura du chagrin; Le père d’un fou ne peut pas se réjouir.

German Luther Bible 1912

Wer einen Narren zeugt, der hat Grämen; und eines Narren Vater hat keine Freude.

LXX2012 U. S. English

and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.

British English Septuagint 2012

and the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; but a wise son gladdens his mother.

Majority Standard BIble

A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

Webster Bible

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

Revised Version

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

Italian Riveduta Bible

Chi genera uno stolto ne avrà cordoglio, e il padre dell’uomo da nulla non avrà gioia.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Celui qui engendre un insensé en aura du chagrin, et le père d'un fou ne connaît pas la joie.

Reina Valera 1909

El que engendra al necio, para su tristeza lo engendra: y el padre del fatuo no se alegrará.

Spanish BLL

Engendrar a un hijo necio es motivo de tristeza; el padre de un tonto no tiene de qué alegrarse.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

El que engendra al necio, para su tristeza lo engendra; y el padre del insensato no se alegrará.

Croatian Bible

Tko rodi bezumna, na tugu mu je; a nije veseo ni otac budale.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ko rodi bezumna, na žalost mu je, niti će se radovati otac ludoga.

German Textbibel

Wer einen Thoren erzeugt, dem bringt's Grämen, und der Vater eines Narren kann sich nicht freuen.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; But a wise son gladdens his mother.