Proverbs 19:13
Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard,—and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
Cross References
2 Samuel 13:1And it came to pass, after this, that, Absolom, son of David, having a beautiful sister, whose name, was Tamar, Amnon son of David loved her.
Proverbs 10:1The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son, maketh a glad father, but, a foolish son, is the grief of his mother.
Proverbs 17:17At all times, doth a friend love, and, a brother for distress, must be born.
Proverbs 17:25A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare him.
Proverbs 21:19Better to dwell in a desert land, than with a woman, quarrelsome and provoking.
Proverbs 27:15A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, 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 →