Modern Translations New International VersionA foolish child is a father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof. New Living Translation A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping. English Standard Version A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. Berean Study Bible A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping. New American Standard Bible A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping. NASB 1995 A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping. NASB 1977 A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping. Amplified Bible A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water]. Christian Standard Bible A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping. Holman Christian Standard Bible A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a wife's nagging is an endless dripping. Contemporary English Version Foolish children bring disgrace to their fathers. A nagging wife goes on and on like the drip, drip, drip of the rain. Good News Translation Stupid children can bring their parents to ruin. A nagging wife is like water going drip-drip-drip. GOD'S WORD® Translation A foolish son ruins his father, and a quarreling woman is like constantly dripping water. International Standard Version A father's ruin is a foolish son, and a wife's quarreling is like dripping water that never stops. NET Bible A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping. Classic Translations King James BibleA foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. New King James Version A foolish son is the ruin of his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping. King James 2000 Bible A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping. New Heart English Bible A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping. World English Bible A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping. American King James Version A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. American Standard Version A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. A Faithful Version A foolish son is calamity to his father, and a contentious wife is a neverending dripping. Darby Bible Translation A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. English Revised Version A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. Webster's Bible Translation A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587A foolish sonne is the calamitie of his father, and the contentions of a wife are like a continuall dropping. Bishops' Bible of 1568 An vndiscrete sonne is the heauinesse of his father, and a brawlyng wyfe is like the toppe of an house wherthrough it is euer dropping. Coverdale Bible of 1535 An vndiscrete sonne is ye heuynes of his father, & a braulynge wife is like the topp of an house, where thorow it is euer droppynge. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA foolish son [is] a calamity to his father, "" And the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping. Young's Literal Translation A calamity to his father is a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. Smith's Literal Translation A foolish son a calamity to his father: and the strifes of a woman a dropping thrust out. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through. Catholic Public Domain Version A foolish son is the grief of his father. And an argumentative wife is like a roof that is continually leaking. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedA foolish son is a disgrace to a father, and the anxiety of a wife is like a continual dripping. Lamsa Bible A foolish son is a disgrace to his father; and the contentions of a wife are like drippings. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. Brenton Septuagint Translation A foolish son is a disgrace to his father: vows paid out of the hire of a harlot are not pure.     |