Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father. 2 A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping. 1
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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
12The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, 2 but his favor is like dew on the grass. 1
14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, 2 but a prudent wife is from Adonai. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon [Peaceable, Recompense]. 1 A wise son makes a glad father; 2 but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. 1
Proverbs 17:17A friend 'ahav ·affectionately loves· at all times; 2 and a brother is born for adversity. 1
Proverbs 17:25A foolish son brings grief to his father, 2 and bitterness to her who bore him. 1
Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in a desert land, 2 than with a contentious and fretful woman. 1
Proverbs 27:15A continual dropping on a rainy day 2 and a contentious wife are alike: 1
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 →