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 La cordura del hombre detiene su furor; y su honra es disimular la ofensa.

12 Como el bramido del cachorro de león es la ira del rey; y su favor como el rocío sobre la hierba.

13 Dolor es para su padre el hijo necio; y gotera continua las contiendas de la mujer.

14 La casa y las riquezas herencia son de los padres: mas de Jehová la mujer prudente.

15 La pereza hace caer en sueño; y el alma negligente hambreará.

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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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