Cross-referencesExplore similar Bible verses on Proverbs 19:13 in English Standard Version "A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain." Pr 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.Pr 17:21 He who sires a fool gets himself sorrow, and the father of a fool has no joy.Pr 21:9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.Pr 27:15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;