Proverbs 19:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 19:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 19:13 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 19:13 — KJV
“A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.”
— Proverbs 19:13 (KJV)
Proverbs 19:13 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 19:13
“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:13: son, father, wife
“But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:13: son, father, wife
“And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:13: son, father, wife
“And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:13: son, father, wife
“And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:13: son, father, wife
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