Proverbs
Proverbs 19:13
13A foolish son is his father’s ruin,
and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.