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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.

Context of Proverbs 19:13

11A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense. 12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof. 14Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. 15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go 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 10:1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
• Proverbs 15:20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
• Proverbs 17:21To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.
• 2 Samuel 13:13What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And what about you? You would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not keep me from being married to you.”
• Ecclesiastes 2:18I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me.
• Proverbs 21:9Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
• Proverbs 25:24Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
• Proverbs 27:15A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
• Job 14:19as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so you destroy a person’s hope.

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