Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
The contentions
General references
Bible References
Foolish
Proverbs 10:1
Solomon’s proverbs:
A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.
but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.
Proverbs 15:20 A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.
but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 17:21 A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
the father of a fool has no joy.
the father of a fool has no joy.
Ecclesiastes 2:18
I hated all my work that I labored at under the sun because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
The contentions
Proverbs 21:9 Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Proverbs 25:24 Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Proverbs 27:15 An endless dripping on a rainy day
and a nagging wife are alike.
and a nagging wife are alike.
Job 14:19 as water wears away stones
and torrents wash away the soil from the land,
so You destroy a man’s hope.
and torrents wash away the soil from the land,
so You destroy a man’s hope.
General references
Proverbs 17:25 A foolish son is grief to his father
and bitterness to the one who bore him.
and bitterness to the one who bore him.
Proverbs 25:24 Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Matthew 19:10
His disciples said to Him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry!”