Proverbs 19:13


A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].

Proverbs 21:9


It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.

Proverbs 27:15


A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.

Job 14:19


Water wears away the stones,
Its floods and torrents wash away the soil of the earth,
So You [O Lord] destroy the hope of man.

Proverbs 17:21


He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.

Proverbs 17:25


A foolish son is a grief and anguish to his father
And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.

Proverbs 21:19


It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.

2 Samuel 13:1-18

It happened afterwards that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon [her half brother] the son of David was in love with her.

Proverbs 15:20


A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 25:24


It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.

Ecclesiastes 2:18-19

So I hated all the fruit (gain) of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will succeed me.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Bible References

Foolish

Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.
Proverbs 15:20

A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 17:21

He who becomes the parent of a fool [who is spiritually blind] does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool [who is spiritually blind] has no joy.
Ecclesiastes 2:18
So I hated all the fruit (gain) of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will succeed me.

The contentions

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
Proverbs 25:24

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
Proverbs 27:15

A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;
Job 14:19

Water wears away the stones,
Its floods and torrents wash away the soil of the earth,
So You [O Lord] destroy the hope of man.

General references

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son is a grief and anguish to his father
And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
Proverbs 25:24

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
Matthew 19:10
The disciples said to Jesus, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”