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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 17:25 - Grief
Proverbs 17:25 - A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A foolish | H3684 | כְּסִיל |
[Noun Masculine] properly {fat} that {is} (figuratively) stupid or silly |
| son | H1121 | בֵּן |
[Noun Masculine] a son (as a builder of the family {name}) in the widest sense (of literal and figurative {relationship} including {grandson} subject: {nation} quality or {condition} {etc.} (like {H1 } {H251 } etc.) |
| is a grief | H3708 | כַּעַס |
[Noun Masculine] vexation |
| to his father | H1 | אָב |
[Noun Masculine] father in a literal and {immediate} or figurative and remote application |
| and bitterness | H4470 | מֶמֶר |
[Noun Masculine] sorrow |
| to her that bare him |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.