Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
In context
10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes. 11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favour is as dew upon the grass.
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: And a prudent wife is from the LORD. 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And an idle soul shall suffer hunger. 16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; But he that despiseth his ways shall die.
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 19:13 in the NIV
A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 19:13 in the ESV
A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.