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An older man and woman sit apart on a bench with sorrowful faces.
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Proverbs 17:25

Grief to Father and Mother

Peace at the Table, Faithful Friends, and Restrained Words · Proverbs 17

Story guide: An older father and mother sit apart in sorrow, holding the proverb’s two parental responses together.

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25A foolish son is grief to his father, and bitterness to the woman who bore him.

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