21 He who births a fool has grief; and the father of a fool cheers not.
Proverbs 17:21 Cross References - ECB
Genesis 26:34
34 And Esav is a son of forty years when he takes to woman Yah Hudith the daughter of Beeri the Hethiy and Bosmath the daughter of Elon the Hethiy:
1 Samuel 2:32-35
32 And you, look at the tribulation of my habitation, in all that Elohim well-prepares for Yisra El: that there not be an old man in your house all days:
33 and the man of yours, whom I cut not off from my sacrifice altar, finishes off your eyes and lanquishes your soul: and of all the increase of your house, these men die.
34 And this is a sign to you to come on your two sons - on Hophni and Pinechas; in one day they die - both of them:
35 and I raise me a trustworthy priest, to work according to what is in my heart and in my soul: and I build him a permanent house; and he walks at the face of my anointed all days.
1 Samuel 8:3
3 and his sons walk not in his ways, but spread after greed and take bribes and pervert judgment.
2 Samuel 18:33
33 And the sovereign quivers and ascends to the upper room over the portal and weeps: and as he goes, he says thus, O my son Abi Shalom! My son - my son Abi Shalom! O that I had died in your stead! O Abi Shalom! My son - my son!
Proverbs 10:1
1 The Proverbs of Shelomoh. A wise son cheers a father; and a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Proverbs 15:20
20 A wise son cheers a father; and a foolish human despises his mother.
Proverbs 17:25
25 A foolish son is a vexation to his father and bitterness to her who birthed him.
Proverbs 19:13
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a woman are a continual dripping.
Proverbs 23:15-16
2 Corinthians 2:3
3 And I scribe this same to you, lest, when I come, I have sorrow from whom I needed cheer; having confidence in you all, that my cheer is of you all.
Philemon 1:19-20
3 John 1:4
4 I have no greater cheer than these - than to hear that my children walk in truth.