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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 19, Verse 13

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The king's wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his favour [is] as dew upon the grass.
King James Version
A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.
American Standard Version
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
New English Translation
A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.
World English Bible
A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.
14
House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD.
15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; [but] he that despiseth his ways shall die.
17
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
18
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
19
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.
20
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
21
[There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
22
The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.
23
The fear of the LORD [tendeth] to life: and [he that hath it] shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.