Proverbs 19:13
A stupid son makes his father miserable, and an argumentative wife is like dripping that never stops.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
In Context
14You inherit a house and wealth from your father, but a sensible wife is a gift from the Lord.
Cross References
2 Samuel 13:1David's son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar, and another of David's sons, Amnon, fell in love with her.
Proverbs 10:1Solomon's proverbs. A wise son makes his father happy, but a stupid son only brings his mother grief.
Proverbs 17:17A true friend is always there to love you, and family provides help when troubles come.
Proverbs 17:25A stupid son brings grief to his father and sadness to his mother who gave birth to him.
Proverbs 21:19It's better to live in a desert than with an argumentative and bad-tempered wife.
Proverbs 27:15An argumentative wife is as irritating as constant dripping on a rainy day.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:13
12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. This is to the same purport with what we had ch. xvi. 14, 15 , and the design of it is, 1. To make kings wise and considerate in dispensing their frowns and smiles. They are not like those of common persons; their frowns are very terrible and their smiles very comfortable, and therefore it concerns them to be very careful that they never frighten a good man from doing well with their frowns, nor ever give countenance to a… Read the whole commentary →