Proverbs 19:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 19:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 19:14 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 19:14 — KJV
“House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.”
— Proverbs 19:14 (KJV)
Proverbs 19:14 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 19:14
“And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.”
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“For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.”
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“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.”
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“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:”
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“And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.”
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