Proverbs
Proverbs 19:13–14
13A foolish son is his father’s ruin,
and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
14Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Word by word
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Proverbs 19:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A foolish | כְּסִ֑יל | kə·sîl | Noun - masculine singular | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
| son | בֵּ֣ן | bên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| is his father’s | לְ֭אָבִיו | lə·’ā·ḇîw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| ruin | הַוֺּ֣ת | haw·wōṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1942 desire |
| and a quarrelsome | מִדְיְנֵ֥י | miḏ·yə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4079 strife, contention |
| wife | אִשָּֽׁה׃ | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| is like a constant | טֹ֝רֵ֗ד | ṭō·rêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2956 pursue, chase, be continuous |
| dripping | וְדֶ֥לֶף | wə·ḏe·lep̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1812 a dropping |
Proverbs 19:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | בַּ֣יִת | ba·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| and wealth | וָ֭הוֹן | wā·hō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1952 wealth, sufficiency |
| are inherited | נַחֲלַ֣ת | na·ḥă·laṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| from fathers | אָב֑וֹת | ’ā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H1 father |
| but a prudent | מַשְׂכָּֽלֶת׃ | maś·kā·leṯ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular | H7919 be prudent |
| wife | אִשָּׁ֥ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| from the LORD | וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 19:13 Proverbs 21:9 · Proverbs 27:15 · Proverbs 10:1 · Proverbs 25:24 · Proverbs 17:21 · Proverbs 21:19 · 2 Samuel 13:1–18 · Job 14:19 · Proverbs 15:20 · Proverbs 17:25
Proverbs 19:14 Proverbs 18:22 · Proverbs 31:10–31 · Proverbs 13:22 · Proverbs 3:6 · James 1:17 · Genesis 28:1–4 · 2 Corinthians 12:14 · Deuteronomy 21:16 · Joshua 11:23 · Genesis 24:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.