Proverbs 19:13 · KJV
"A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping."
King James Version
What does Proverbs 19:13 mean? →Passage Context
11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
13A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
14House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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