Proverbs 19:13
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. | A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping. | A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [is] destructions | הַוֹּ֣ת | ha-VOT | H1942 | desireהַוָּה (hav.vah) 1) desire 1a) desire (in bad sense) 2) chasm (fig. of destruction) 2a) engulfing ruin, destruction, calamity |
| to father his | לְ֭אָבִיו | LE-'a-viv | H0001G | fatherאָב (av) 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.) Also means: av (אַב "father" H0002) |
| a son | בֵּ֣ן | ben | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| a fool | כְּסִ֑יל | ke-SIL | H3684 | foolכְּסִיל (ke.sil) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one |
| and [are] a dripping | וְדֶ֥לֶף | ve-DE-lef | H1812 | drippingדֶּ֫לֶף (de.leph) 1) a dropping, dripping 1a) of contentious wife (fig.) |
| continuous | טֹ֝רֵ֗ד | to-RED | H2956 | to pursueטָרַד (ta.rad) 1) to pursue, chase, be continuous 1a) (Qal) dripping (participle) Aramaic equivalent: te.rad (טְרַד "to chase away" H2957) |
| [the] contentions of | מִדְיְנֵ֥י | mid-ye-NEI | H4079 | contentionמִדְיָן (mid.yan) strife, contention |
| a wife | אִשָּֽׁה׃ | 'i-SHAH | H0802H | womanאִשָּׁה (ish.shah) : woman 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.