Proverbs 19:13-14 - Foolish Sons and Prudent Wives

Proverbs 19:13-14 - ¹³ A foolish son is destruction to his father, and the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping. ¹⁴ House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

Message: Foolish Son and Prudent Wives

Time: It seems that Proverbs was written and then compiled sometime between the tenth and sixth centuries B.C. Proverbs was probably written during the reign of Solomon, 971-931 B.C.
 
What the Lord is Saying:

These two verses contrast the impact of a son and mother and their impact on the family and the father. "A foolish son is destruction to his father." The focus of Proverbs and the Wisdom literature is to be wise. I think of wisdom often of the ability to make the right choice. And so the fool is someone that despite all of the facts and despite the experience of others, chooses a different path, a foolish path. So, how can a foolish son be depended upon? That seems to be the contention here.  

Contentions in a wife are also given, which is constant arguing or disagreement. This marks as a drip in the family. Drips drive me crazy. There has been many times that drips have occurred in our sinks and they are quite a bother. It is nonstop.

Tabletalk from January 26 states:

A home should be a place of refuge for its residents, and when relationships are harmonious and things are going well, a home is exactly that. However, when a home is full of strife, its residents desire to flee from it far more than they hope to dwell in it. The book of Proverbs recognizes this reality, and many of its sayings capture both the joy and the sorrow that can be found in the home.

The home should be a refuge. I have always thought that. The world tends to beat us up and we should always have the family as people we can retreat to, to restore life. But, when it is full of strife and tension and you don't feel like you can speak your mind then it is no fun to be there. I have wanted a home of freedom, but sometimes I don't think I've made it that way in our home. So it take divine intervention to have a good wife. It's not the norm. 

In verse 14, it remarks that a prudent wife is not easy to come by like maybe wealth or a good house. From the Reformation Study Bible, "This proverb does not imply that the Lord is not ultimately in control of the inheritance of wealth. It emphasizes rather that the outcome of one’s choice of spouse is not so easy to predict or control. A happy marriage is indeed cause to thank God." 


Promise: The Lord and His providence is the reason people are wonderful to be around.