Proverbs 19:13

Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 19

“A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.”Proverbs 19:13

What Does Proverbs 19:13 Mean?

Proverbs 19:13 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 19, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (15)

These passages are connected to Proverbs 19:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Proverbs 21:9“It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.”Proverbs 12:4“A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.”Proverbs 27:15“A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.”Proverbs 14:1“Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.”Proverbs 10:1“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”Proverbs 17:21“He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.”Proverbs 25:24“It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.”2 Samuel 13:1“And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.”Job 14:19“The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.”Proverbs 15:20“A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.”Proverbs 17:25“A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.”Proverbs 21:19“It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.”Proverbs 30:23“For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.”Ecclesiastes 2:18“Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.”Matthew 19:10“His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.”

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