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Proverbs 19:13

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13tA foolish son is ruin to his father,

and ua wife’s quarreling is va continual dripping of rain.

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Cross references

  1. tch. 10:1; 17:21
  2. uSee ch. 21:9
  3. vch. 27:15

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A foolish child is a father’s ruin,

and a quarrelsome wife is like

the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A foolish son is his father’s ruin,

and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.

NLTNew Living Translation

A foolish child is a calamity to a father;

a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A foolish child is a ruin to his father,

and the quarreling of a woman is a continuous dripping.

KJV 1900King James Version

A foolish son is the calamity of his father:

And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.