Proverbs 19:14

Proverbs 19:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.

Context of Proverbs 19:14

12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. 13A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof. Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. 15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry. 16Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.

Proverbs 19:14 word by word

בַּ֣יִת וָ֭הוֹן נַחֲלַ֣ת אָב֑וֹת וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה אִשָּׁ֥ה מַשְׂכָּֽלֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and richesהוֹןhôn · substanceH1952
• the inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• of fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and a prudentשָׂכַלώâkal · be prudentH7919
• wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• from the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Proverbs 19:14

• Proverbs 18:22He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 21:16when he wills his property to his sons, he must not give the rights of the firstborn to the son of the wife he loves in preference to his actual firstborn, the son of the wife he does not love.
• Joshua 11:23So Joshua took the entire land, just as the Lord had directed Moses, and he gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal divisions. Then the land had rest from war.
• 2 Corinthians 12:14Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
• Proverbs 3:6in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
• Proverbs 31:10A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
• Genesis 24:7“The Lord, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father’s household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there.
• Genesis 28:1So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him: “Do not marry a Canaanite woman.
• James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

Commentaries on Proverbs 19:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14A prudent wife is from the Lord - One who has a good understanding, משכלת אשה ishshah mascaleth ; who avoids complaining, though she may often have cause for it.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14Verse 14 A discreet and virtuous wife is more valuable than house and riches.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. 1414. A contrast of men's gifts and God's, who, though author of both blessings, confers the latter by His more special providence. and--or, "but," implying that the evils of Pr 19:13 are only avoided by His care.Read the comment

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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