Proverbs 19:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.”

Proverbs 19:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 19:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 19:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.”

Proverbs 19:13 — World English Bible

Proverbs 19:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.”

Proverbs 19:13 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 19:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A calamity to his father <FI>is<Fi> a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife <FI>are<Fi> a continual dropping.”

Proverbs 19:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 19:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.”

Proverbs 19:13 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 19:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A foolish sonne is the calamitie of his father, and the contentions of a wife are like a continuall dropping.”

Proverbs 19:13 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 19:13 in Context — Proverbs 19

11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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What Does Proverbs 19:13 Mean?

Proverbs 19:13 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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