Proverbs 19:13 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
American Standard Version (ASV)
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
World English Bible (WEB)
A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A calamity to his father `is' a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife `are' a continual dropping.
| A foolish | הַוֹּ֣ת | hawwōt | ha-WOTE |
| son | לְ֭אָבִיו | lĕʾābîw | LEH-ah-veeoo |
| calamity the is | בֵּ֣ן | bēn | bane |
| of his father: | כְּסִ֑יל | kĕsîl | keh-SEEL |
| contentions the and | וְדֶ֥לֶף | wĕdelep | veh-DEH-lef |
| of a wife | טֹ֝רֵ֗ד | ṭōrēd | TOH-RADE |
| are a continual | מִדְיְנֵ֥י | midyĕnê | meed-yeh-NAY |
| dropping. | אִשָּֽׁה׃ | ʾiššâ | ee-SHA |