Proverbs 19:14

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 19:14

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

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KJV

King James Version

House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD.

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WEB

World English Bible

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

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ASV

American Standard Version

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

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Proverbs 19

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.

¹⁴ 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.

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