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 L’homme qui a de la sagesse est lent à la colère, Et il met sa gloire à oublier les offenses.

12 La colère du roi est comme le rugissement d’un lion, Et sa faveur est comme la rosée sur l’herbe.

13 Un fils insensé est une calamité pour son père, Et les querelles d’une femme sont une gouttière sans fin.

14 On peut hériter de ses pères une maison et des richesses, Mais une femme intelligente est un don de l’Éternel.

15 La paresse fait tomber dans l’assoupissement, Et l’âme nonchalante éprouve la faim.

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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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