Proverbs 17:25

“A senseless son is vexation to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.”

Proverbs 17:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 17:25, word by word

A senselessכְּסִילkesil

senseless, fool

Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.

Where else “kesil” appears
sonבֵּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
is vexationכַּעַסkaas

grief

Bitter pain one carries inside.

Where else “kaas” appears
to his fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
and bitternessמֶמֶרmemer

bitterness, grief

Bitterness, deep grief.

Where else “memer” appears
to the one who bore himיוֹלַדְתּyoladt

bear

To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.

Where else “yoladt” appears

The context

24Wisdom is before the discerning, but the eyes of the senseless are on the ends of the earth.

25 · This verse (above)

26Also, to fine the righteous is not good, or to strike nobles for their uprightness.

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