Proverbs 19:13

New Century Version

A foolish child brings disaster to a father, and a quarreling wife is like dripping water.

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Water washes over stones and wears them down, and rushing waters wash away the dirt. In the same way, you destroy hope.

These are the wise words of Solomon: Wise children make their father happy, but foolish children make their mother sad.

Wise children make their father happy, but foolish children disrespect their mother.

A friend loves you all the time, and a brother helps in time of trouble.

It is sad to have a foolish child; there is no joy in being the parent of a fool.

Foolish children make their father sad and cause their mother great sorrow.

It is better to live alone in the desert than with a quarreling and complaining wife.

It is better to live in a corner on the roof than inside the house with a quarreling wife.

It is better to live in a corner on the roof than inside the house with a quarreling wife.

A quarreling wife is as bothersome as a continual dripping on a rainy day.