A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.Proverbs 19:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הַוֹּ֣ת לְ֭אָבִיו בֵּ֣ן כְּסִ֑יל וְדֶ֥לֶף טֹ֝רֵ֗ד מִדְיְנֵ֥י אִשָּֽׁה׃
- הַוֹּ֣תha.Vot“[is] destruction<s>”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from הַוָּה · “desire” · Strong's H1942
- לְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.viv“to father his”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- בֵּ֣ןben“a son”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- כְּסִ֑ילke.Sil“a fool”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
- וְדֶ֥לֶףve.De.lef“and [are] a dripping”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫לֶף · “dripping” · Strong's H1812
- טֹ֝רֵ֗דto.Red“continuous”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from טָרַד · “to pursue” · Strong's H2956
- מִדְיְנֵ֥יmid.ye.Nei“[the] contentions of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מִדְיָן · “contention” · Strong's H4079
- אִשָּֽׁה׃'i.Shah“a wife”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)