A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.Proverbs 17:21
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
יֹלֵ֣ד כְּ֭סִיל לְת֣וּגָה ל֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח אֲבִ֣י נָבָֽל׃
- יֹלֵ֣דyo.Led“[one who] begets”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
- כְּ֭סִילKe.sil“a fool”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
- לְת֣וּגָהle.Tu.gah“to grief”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תּוּגָה · “grief” · Strong's H8424
- ל֑וֹlo“of him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יִ֝שְׂמַ֗חyis.Mach“he rejoices”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂמַח · “to rejoice” · Strong's H8055
- אֲבִ֣י'a.Vi“[the] father of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- נָבָֽל׃na.Val“a fool”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָבָל · “foolish” · Strong's H5036
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)