Proverbs 19:13
King James Version (KJV)
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
In context
11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:13 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
- WEB World English Bible
- A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
- ASV American Standard Version
- A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- A calamity to his father [is] a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
- WBS Webster Bible
- A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.