Proverbs 19:13
Strong's Lexicon
A foolish
כְּסִ֑יל (kə·sîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3684: 1) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one

son
בֵּ֣ן (bên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

is his father’s
לְ֭אָבִיו (lə·’ā·ḇîw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.)

ruin,
הַוֺּ֣ת (haw·wōṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1942: 1) desire 1a) desire (in bad sense) 2) chasm (fig. of destruction) 2a) engulfing ruin, destruction, calamity

and a quarrelsome
מִדְיְנֵ֥י (miḏ·yə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 4079: 1) strife, contention

wife
אִשָּֽׁה׃ (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

is like a constant
טֹ֝רֵ֗ד (ṭō·rêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2956: 1) to pursue, chase, be continuous 1a) (Qal) dripping (participle)

dripping.
וְדֶ֥לֶף (wə·ḏe·lep̄)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1812: 1) a dropping, dripping 1a) of contentious wife (fig.)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

Young's Literal Translation
A calamity to his father [is] a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.

New American Standard Bible
A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.

King James Bible
A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
A 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.

New American Standard Bible
A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.

King James Bible
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a wife's nagging is an endless dripping.

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.

American Standard Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
A calamity to his father is a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
















Cross References
Proverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Proverbs 27:15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 19:12
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 19:10
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Proverbs 19:14
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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