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A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Compare Proverbs 17:21. Here is added a reference to the sorrow which the folly of a child brings especially to the mother.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

A foolish son [is] a grief to his father
Because of his folly and wickedness, and the ruin he is bringing himself to…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Wicked children despise the authority of their father, and the tenderness of their mother.

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