Proverbs 19:13
What does Proverbs 19:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 19:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
KJV
King James Version · 1611A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A calamity to his father <FI>is<Fi> a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife <FI>are<Fi> a continual dropping.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 13:1
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
- Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
- Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
- Ecclesiastes 2:18
And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
- Job 14:19
The waters wear the stones; The overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth: So thou destroyest the hope of man.
- Proverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
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