Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 19:13 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Proverbs 19:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 19 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.”
Proverbs 19:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 19:13
This verse addresses two sources of domestic grief: the foolish son and the contentious wife. The Hebrew 'havvah' (calamity) denotes not merely inconvenience but genuine disaster. A son's folly—rejection of wisdom and godly counsel—brings ruin upon his father's household through shame, wasted resources, and broken relationships. The 'continual dropping' metaphor vividly depicts the wearing effect of constant strife; like water eroding stone, persistent contention destroys peace and joy. Both situations result from rebellion against God's order—the son against wisdom, the wife against her role ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 19:13
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“A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.”
“than to share a house with a contentious woman.”
“than to share a house with a contentious woman.”
“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”
“He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.”
“but a foolish man despises his mother.”
“that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister”
“The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man.”
“than with a contentious and fretful woman.”
“and bitterness to her who bore him.”