Proverbs

Proverbs 17:21

²¹A man fathers a fool to his own grief;

the father of a fool has no joy.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A man fathers	יֹלֵ֣ד	yō·lêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a fool	כְּ֭סִיל	kə·sîl	Noun - masculine singular	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
to his own grief	לְת֣וּגָה	lə·ṯū·ḡāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8424 grief
the father	אֲבִ֣י	’ă·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
of a fool	נָבָֽל׃	nā·ḇāl	Adjective - masculine singular	H5036 foolish, senseless
has no	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
joy	יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח	yiś·maḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.