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


In Context

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.

16 Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.

Proverbs 19:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:14House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:14Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord .

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:14House and riches are given by parents: but a prudent wife is properly from the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:14House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers: but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:14House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:14House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.