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Proverbs 19:13–14
Proverbs 19:13–14 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)
13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin,
and a quarrelsome wife is like
the constant dripping of a leaky roof.
14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:13–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Proverbs 19:13–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)
13 A foolish child is a calamity to a father;
a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.
14 Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.
Proverbs 19:13–14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
13 A foolish son is the ruin of his father,
And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
14 Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:13–14 — New Century Version (NCV)
13 A foolish child brings disaster to a father,
and a quarreling wife is like dripping water.
14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a wise wife is a gift from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:13–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)
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 an inheritance from fathers;
But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
Proverbs 19:13–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14 House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
Proverbs 19:13–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
13 A foolish son ruins his father,
and a quarreling woman is like constantly dripping water.
14 Home and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a sensible wife comes from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:13–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin,
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
14 A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a sensible wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:13–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
13 A stupid child is ruin to a father,
and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
14 House and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Proverbs 19:13–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
13 A foolish child is a ruin to his father,
and the quarreling of a woman is a continuous dripping.
14 A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,
but from Yahweh comes a woman who is prudent.
Proverbs 19:13–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
13 If a child is foolish, he destroys his father.
A nagging wife is like dripping that never stops.
14 You will receive houses and wealth from your parents.
But a wise wife is given by the Lord.
Proverbs 19:13–14 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)
13 A foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
14 House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord.
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