Proverbs 19:13

New King James Version

A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

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A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;

Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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

It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.

He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow, And the father of a fool has no joy.

As water wears away stones, And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth; So You destroy the hope of man.

A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.

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