Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleA foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping. Young's Literal Translation A calamity to his father [is] a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping. King James Bible A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping. Hebrew A foolishכְּסִ֑יל (kə·sîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool son בֵּ֣ן (bên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son is his father’s לְ֭אָבִיו (lə·’ā·ḇîw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1: Father ruin, הַוֺּ֣ת (haw·wōṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1942: Desire, chasm, destruction and a quarrelsome מִדְיְנֵ֥י (miḏ·yə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4079: Brawling, contention wife אִשָּֽׁה׃ (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female is like a constant טֹ֝רֵ֗ד (ṭō·rêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2956: To pursue, chase, be continuous dripping. וְדֶ֥לֶף (wə·ḏe·lep̄) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1812: A dripping |
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