Holy Scripture
Proverbs 17:21
A church father on this verse
“God is called "father" and God's love to humankind "mother," which was the cause of the divine incarnation and his suffering for our sake. Although God is our Father, he does not rejoice in an adopted son who is uneducated in divine wisdom and knowledge and who is committed to wickedness and evil. But a reasonable son…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
21And the heart of a fool is grief to its possessor. A father rejoices not over an uninstructed son; But a wise son gladdens his mother.
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19A lover of sin rejoices in strifes;
20And the hard-hearted man comes not in for good. A man of a changeful tongue will fall into mischiefs;
— Proverbs 17:21 —
22A glad heart promotes health; But the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.
23The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in his bosom do not prosper; And an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.