Proverbs 19:13

Modern English Version

A foolish son is the ruin of his father, and the quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.

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The waters wear away the stones; its overflow washes away the dust of the earth; and You destroy the hope of man.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

A wise son delights his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

A friend loves at all times, but a brother is born for adversity.

He who begets a fool begets grief, and the father of a fool is bereft of joy.

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

It is better to live in the wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and angry wife.

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike;