Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
KJV
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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Commentary
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8 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הַוֹּ֣ת | ha.Vot | [is] destruction<s> | H1942 → |
| לְ֭אָבִיו | Le.'a.viv | to father his | H1 → |
| בֵּ֣ן | ben | a son | H1121 → |
| כְּסִ֑יל | ke.Sil | a fool | H3684 → |
| וְדֶ֥לֶף | ve.De.lef | and [are] a dripping | H1812 → |
| טֹ֝רֵ֗ד | to.Red | continuous | H2956 → |
| מִדְיְנֵ֥י | mid.ye.Nei | [the] contentions of | H4079 → |
| אִשָּֽׁה׃ | 'i.Shah | a wife | H802 → |
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