Proverbs 19:13

Proverbs 19:13 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

13A foolish child is a father’s ruin,

and a quarrelsome wife is like

the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

13A foolish son is destruction to his father,

And the quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.

13A foolish son is destruction to his father,

And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.

13A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,

And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].

13A foolish son is his father’s ruin,

and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

13A foolish child is a father’s ruin.

A nagging wife is like dripping that never stops.