Proverbs 19:12-14

21st Century King James Version

¹²The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as dew upon the grass.

¹³A foolish son is the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

¹⁴House and riches are the inheritance from fathers, and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

Proverbs 19:12-14

New International Version

¹²A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,^(A)
but his favor is like dew^(B) on the grass.^(C)

¹³A foolish child is a father’s ruin,^(D)
and a quarrelsome wife is like
the constant dripping of a leaky roof.^(E)

¹⁴Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,^(F)
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.^(G)

21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

New International Version (NIV)