Proverbs 19:14
12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
16 He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
- KJV
- House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
- WEB
- House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
- ASV
- House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
- DARBY
- House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
- BLB
- A house and wealth [are] the inheritance of fathers, and from YHWH [is] a wife [who] is prudent.
- ÅB
- Hus og gods er en arv fra foreldre, men en forstandig kvinne er en gave fra Herren.
- OTB
- Eiendom og rikdom er arvet fra foreldre, men en klok kone er fra Herren.
- B1930
- Hus og gods er en arv fra foreldre, men en forstandig kvinne er en gave fra Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
Read in contextProverbs 31:10–31
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
Read in contextProverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
Read in contextProverbs 3:6
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Read in contextJames 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:14
See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
Read in contextGenesis 28:1–4
So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 21:16
when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife.
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