Proverbs 19:13

Proverbs 19:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
• New International Version (NIV)A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

Context of Proverbs 19:13

11The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 12The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 14House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah. 15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs 19:13 word by word

הַוֹּ֣ת לְ֭אָבִיו בֵּ֣ן כְּסִ֑יל וְדֶ֥לֶף טֹ֝רֵ֗ד מִדְיְנֵ֥י אִשָּֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802

Cross-references for Proverbs 19:13

• Proverbs 10:1The Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
• Proverbs 15:20A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
• Proverbs 17:21He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow, and the father of a vile [man] hath no joy.
• 2 Samuel 13:13And I, whither shall I carry my reproach? and thou wouldest be as one of the infamous in Israel. And now, I pray thee, speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.
• Ecclesiastes 2:18And I hated all my labour wherewith I had been toiling under the sun, because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
• Proverbs 21:9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
• Proverbs 25:24It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
• Proverbs 27:15A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
• Job 14:19The waters wear the stones, the floods thereof wash away the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.

Commentaries on Proverbs 19:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The contentions of a wife are a continual dropping - The man who has got such a wife is like a tenant who has got a cottage with a bad roof through every part of which the rain either drops or pours. He can neither sit, stand work, nor sleep, without being exposed to these droppings. God help the man who is in such a case, with house or wife!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Calamity - The Hebrew word is plural (as in Psalm 57:1; Psalm 91:3), and seems to express the multiplied and manifold sorrow caused by the foolish son. Continual dropping - The irritating, unceasing, sound of the fall, drop after drop, of water through the chinks in the roof.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13Verse 13 It shows the vanity of the world, that we are liable to the greatest griefs where we promise ourselves the greatest comfort.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14No decision is more important for a son than choosing a good wife (compare Proverbs 31:10–31). A poor choice causes pain (compare 10:1; 11:22; 12:4; 21:9, 19; 25:24; 27:15–17). A wise man will seek the Lord's help to find an understanding wife.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. calamity--literally, "calamities," varied and many. continual dropping--a perpetual annoyance, wearing out patience.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 19:13

• Children
• Family
• Fool
• Strife
• Wife
• Women
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

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• Judgment
• Pity
• Scorner
• Slothfulness
• Calamity
• Drop, Dropping
• Proverb
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Commentaries on Proverbs 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings