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

11If someone is wise, he controls his anger. When anyone hurts him, he is careful to forget it. 12When the king is angry, he makes people afraid, like a lion that roars. But when he is pleased with you, that is like dew on fresh grass. A foolish child will destroy his father. A woman who quarrels with her husband is like rain that never stops. 14Your parents may give you riches and a house to live in. But only the Lord can give you a wise wife. 15A lazy person cannot wake up from sleep. If he does no work, he will always be hungry.

Proverbs 19:13 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• A foolishכְּסִילkesîyl · foolH3684
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• the calamityהַוָּהhavvâh · desireH1942
• of his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and the contentionsמִדְיָןmidyân · contentionH4079
• of a wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• a continualטָרַדţârad · to pursueH2956
• droppingדֶּ֫לֶףdeleph · drippingH1812

Cross-references for Proverbs 19:13

• Proverbs 10:1These are the proverbs of Solomon. A wise child makes his father happy. But a foolish child causes his mother to be sad.
• Proverbs 15:20A wise child makes his father happy. But a foolish person does not respect his mother.
• Proverbs 17:21To have a foolish son makes parents sad. The father of a fool is never happy.
• 2 Samuel 13:13Think about me. I would have to hide because of my shame. And people would say that you are the worst fool in Israel. No, you should speak to the king. I am sure that he will let you marry me.’
• Ecclesiastes 2:18I thought about all the hard work that I have done here on the earth. When I die, all the things that I worked so hard to get will belong to the next king. So I hated all my hard work.
• Proverbs 21:9It is better to live on the roof of your house than to live with a wife who always argues.
• Proverbs 25:24It is better to live on the roof of your house than to live with a wife who always argues.
• Proverbs 27:15A wife who is always arguing with you is as bad as rain that never stops falling.
• Job 14:19Stones become sand when water pours over them. Floods wash away soil. In the same way, you remove hope from a person's life.

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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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