Proverbs 17:25

English Standard Version Anglicised

²⁵^(A)A foolish son is a grief to his father
^(B)and bitterness to ^(C)her who bore him.

Proverbs 17:25

New International Version

²⁵A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.^(A)

¹⁵^(A)The rod and reproof give wisdom,
but a child left to himself ^(B)brings shame to his mother.

¹⁵A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.^(A)

English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)

New International Version (NIV)