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				Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
			the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Interlinear Study Bible
Greek Language ⇌
Proverbs 17:21
2588
				
				
			kardia
				καρδία 
				and the heart 
				Noun, Nominative Singular Feminine
			1161
				
				
			de
				δὲ 
				
				Participleicle
			878
				
				
			aphronos
				ἄφρονος 
				of a fool 
				Adjective, Genitive Singular Masculine
			3601
				
				
			odynē
				ὀδύνη 
				is grief 
				Noun, Nominative Singular Feminine
			3588
				
				
			tō
				τῷ 
				to 
				Pronoun, Article, Dative Singular Masculine
			2932
				
				
			kektēmenō
				κεκτημένῳ 
				its possessor. 
				Verb, Perfect Middle Participle Dative Singular Masculine
			1473
				
				
			autēn
				αὐτήν. 
				
				Pronoun, Demonstrative Accusative Singular Feminine
			3756
				
				
			ouk
				οὐκ 
				is not 
				Adverb
			2165
				
				
			euphrainetai
				εὐφραίνεται 
				glad 
				Verb, Present Middle Indicative 3rd Singular
			3962
				
				
			patēr
				πατὴρ 
				A father 
				Noun, Nominative Singular Masculine
			1909
				
				
			epi
				ἐπὶ 
				over 
				Preposition
			5207
				
				
			huiō
				υἱῷ 
				son 
				Noun, Dative Singular Masculine
			521
				
				
			apaideutō
				ἀπαιδεύτῳ, 
				an uninstructed; 
				Adjective, Dative Singular Masculine
			5207
				
				
			huiō
				υἱῷ 
				son 
				Noun, Dative Singular Masculine
			1161
				
				
			de
				δὲ 
				but 
				Participleicle
			5429
				
				
			phronimos
				φρόνιμος 
				an intelligent 
				Adjective, Nominative Singular Masculine
			2165
				
				
			euphrainetai
				εὐφραίνεται 
				gladdens 
				Verb, Present Middle Indicative 3rd Singular
			3384
				
				
			mētera
				μητέρα 
				his mother. 
				Noun, Accusative Singular Feminine
			1473
				
				
			autou
				αὐτοῦ. 
				
				Pronoun, Demonstrative Genitive Singular Masculine
			
Aleppo Codex
ילד כסיל לתוגה לו  ולא־ישמח אבי נבל 
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
יֹלֵ֣ד כְּ֭סִיל לְת֣וּגָה לֹ֑ו וְלֹֽא־יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח אֲבִ֣י נָבָֽל׃ 
Masoretic Text (1524)
ילד כסיל לתוגה לו ולא ישׂמח אבי נבל
Westminster Leningrad Codex
יֹלֵ֣ד כְּ֭סִיל לְת֣וּגָה לֹ֑ו וְלֹֽא־יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח אֲבִ֣י נָבָֽל׃ 
Greek Septuagint
καρδία δὲ ἄφρονος ὀδύνη τῷ κεκτημένῳ αὐτήν. οὐκ εὐφραίνεται πατὴρ ἐπὶ υἱῷ ἀπαιδεύτῳ, υἱὸς δὲ φρόνιμος εὐφραίνει μητέρα αὐτοῦ. 
Berean Study Bible
A man fathers a fool to his own grief ; the father of a fool has no joy.
A man fathers a fool to his own grief ; the father of a fool has no joy.
English Standard Version
He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow and the father of a fool has no joy
He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow and the father of a fool has no joy
Holman Christian Standard Version
A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow the father of a fool has no joy.
A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow the father of a fool has no joy.
King James Version
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy (8799).
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy (8799).
Lexham English Bible
He who begets a fool, there is trouble for him; the father of a fool will not rejoice.
He who begets a fool, there is trouble for him; the father of a fool will not rejoice.
New American Standard Version
He who sires a fool {does so} to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
He who sires a fool {does so} to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.
World English Bible
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.