Old Testament · VERSE 13

Proverbs 19:13

King James Version

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

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Proverbs 19:13 in context

Proverbs 19:11

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

Proverbs 19:12

The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 19:13SELECTED VERSE

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

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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