Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

Cross References (11)

  • Proverbs 27:15 (7)

    A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—

  • Proverbs 21:9 (7)

    Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

  • Proverbs 25:24 (4)

    Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

  • Proverbs 10:1 (4)

    The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

  • Proverbs 17:21 (3)

    A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

  • 2 Samuel 13:1–18 (3)

    After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.

  • Job 14:19 (3)

    as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.

  • Proverbs 17:25 (3)

    A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

  • Proverbs 21:19 (3)

    Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.

  • Proverbs 15:20 (3)

    A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

  • Ecclesiastes 2:18–19 (2)

    I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.