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.
• New International Version (NIV)Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but 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 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

12The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass. 13A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping. Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the Lord. 15Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger. 16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of his 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 a good thing, And obtains favor from the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 21:16then it shall be, on the day he bequeaths his possessions to his sons, that he must not bestow firstborn status on the son of the loved wife in preference to the son of the unloved, the true firstborn.
• Joshua 11:23So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had said to Moses; and Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. Then the land rested from war.
• 2 Corinthians 12:14Now for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be burdensome to you; for I do not seek yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
• Proverbs 3:6In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
• Proverbs 31:10Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies.
• Genesis 24:7The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘To your descendants I give this land,’ He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
• Genesis 28:1Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
• James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

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