Proverbs 19:13

The Scriptures 1998

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

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as water wears away stones, its out-pouring washes away the soil of the earth – so You have destroyed the expectancy of man.

Proverbs of Shelomoh: A wise son makes a father rejoice, But a foolish son is his mother’s sorrow.

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.

He who brings forth a fool has sorrow for it, And the father of a fool has no joy.

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

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and vexed woman.

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

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

Drops that never cease on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;