Mishle 17:25

25 A ben kesil is a ka’as (grief) to aviv (his father), and bitterness to her that bore him.

Mishle 17:25 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son [is] a grief to his father
Because of his folly and wickedness, and the ruin he is bringing himself to; and bitterness to her that bare him;
a cause of bitterness of soul to his mother, more distressing than the bitter pains with which she brought him forth into the world. Jarchi, by the father, understands the blessed God; and by her that bare him, the congregation of Israel; to whom Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, was bitterness, who caused Israel to sin; see ( Proverbs 10:1 ) .

Mishle 17:25 In-Context

23 A rasha accepts a shochad (bribe) out of the kheyk (bosom, i.e., secretly) to pervert the orkhot mishpat (paths of justice).

24 Chochmah is before the meiven (discerning one); but the eynayim of a kesil are on the ends of ha’aretz.

25 A ben kesil is a ka’as (grief) to aviv (his father), and bitterness to her that bore him.

26 Also to punish the tzaddik is not tov, nor to flog officials for their yashar (uprightness, integrity).

27 He that hath da’as spareth his words, and an ish tevunah (man of understanding) is of a calm ruach.