Proverbs 17:21
21 He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
21 He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 17:21
Commentary on Proverbs 17:21
(Read Proverbs 17:21)
This speaks very plainly what many wise and good men feel very strongly, how grievous it is to have a foolish, wicked child.