Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live in a corner of a roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Proverbs 27:15

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

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

Job 14:19

Water wears away stones,
Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth;
So You destroy man’s hope.

Proverbs 17:21

He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son is a grief to his father
And bitterness to her who bore him.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to live in a desert land
Than with a contentious and vexing woman.

2 Samuel 13:1-18

Now it was after this that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar, and Amnon the son of David loved 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 roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Ecclesiastes 2:18-19

Thus I hated all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, for I must leave it to the man who will come after me.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Proverbs 19:13

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

Foolish

The contentions

General references

Proverbs 17:25

Proverbs 25:24

Matthew 19:10

Bible References

Foolish

The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son makes a father glad,

But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

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

He who sires a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.

Thus I hated all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, for I must leave it to the man who will come after me.

The contentions

It is better to live in a corner of a roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

It is better to live in a corner of the roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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

Water wears away stones,
Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth;
So You destroy man’s hope.

General references

A foolish son is a grief to his father
And bitterness to her who bore him.

It is better to live in a corner of the roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

The disciples *said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”