Proverbs 19:13

Tree of Life Version

A foolish son is trouble for his father, and a quarrelsome wife is constant dripping.

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as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a person’s hope.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son gives joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

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

Whoever fathers a fool gets grief. There is no joy for the father of a disgraceful son.

A foolish son is grief to his father and bitterness to her that bore him.

It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome, worrisome wife.

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

Better to dwell in a corner of a roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Continual dripping on a day of steady rain and a contentious wife are alike—