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:
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
The contentions
General references
Bible References
Foolish
But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.
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.
The contentions
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.
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.
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;
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
A foolish son is a grief and anguish to his father
And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
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.