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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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;
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.
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.
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.
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.”