13A calamity to his father is a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.


In Context

10 Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.

11 The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory is to pass over transgression.

12 The wrath of a king is a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.

13 A calamity to his father is a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

14 House and wealth are the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah is an understanding wife.

15 Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.

Proverbs 19:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:13A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:13A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:13A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.