Proverbs 19:14

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:22 : 22 ¶ [Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
  • Prov 31:10-31 : 10 ¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies. 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchandise [is] good: her candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. 20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household [are] clothed with scarlet. 22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing [is] silk and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. 24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth [it]; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. 25 Strength and honour [are] her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue [is] the law of kindness. 27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. 28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her. 29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. 30 Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
  • 2 Cor 12:14 : 14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
  • Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
  • Deut 21:16 : 16 Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit [that] which he hath, [that] he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, [which is indeed] the firstborn:
  • Prov 3:6 : 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
  • Prov 13:22 : 22 ¶ A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.
  • Josh 11:23 : 23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
  • Gen 24:7 : 7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
  • Gen 28:1-4 : 1 ¶ And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother. 3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; 4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 13 ¶ A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.

  • 1 ¶ Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

  • 22 ¶ [Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

  • 16 ¶ A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong [men] retain riches.

  • 29 ¶ He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.

  • 15 ¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • 3 Thy wife [shall be] as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

  • Prov 15:5-6
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    5 ¶ A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

    6 ¶ In the house of the righteous [is] much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

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    19 ¶ [It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

    20 ¶ [There is] treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

  • 9 ¶ [It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

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    27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

    28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her.

  • 2 ¶ A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

  • 4 ¶ A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.

  • 21 ¶ An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

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    10 ¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.

    11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

  • 18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

  • 20 ¶ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

  • 18 ¶ The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 4:6-7
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    6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

    7 Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

  • 24 ¶ [It is] better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

  • 9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [and to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.

  • 11 ¶ Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance: and [by it there is] profit to them that see the sun.

  • Prov 3:16-17
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    16 Length of days [is] in her right hand; [and] in her left hand riches and honour.

    17 Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, and all her paths [are] peace.

  • 22 ¶ A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.

  • Prov 9:13-14
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    13 ¶ A foolish woman [is] clamorous: [she is] simple, and knoweth nothing.

    14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

  • 3 ¶ Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth [his] substance.

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    30 Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

    31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.

  • 25 ¶ A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

  • 23 For an odious [woman] when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

  • 1 ¶ The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son [is] the heaviness of his mother.

  • 24 ¶ The crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly.

  • 3 ¶ Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

  • 3 Lo, children [are] an heritage of the LORD: [and] the fruit of the womb [is his] reward.

  • 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

  • 13 ¶ Happy [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom, and the man [that] getteth understanding.

  • 22 ¶ The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

  • 9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

  • 26 For by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

  • 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise [child] shall have joy of him.

  • 30 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.

  • 21 ¶ He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.