Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
World English Bible British
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, but his favour is like dew on the grass.
14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Cross References
2 Samuel 13:1After this, Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Proverbs 17:17A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:25A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Proverbs 27:15A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
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 →