Proverbs 19:14

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.

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WEBBE

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

BSB

Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

KJV

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

ASV

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

BBE

House and wealth are a heritage from fathers, but a wife with good sense is from the Lord.

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בַּיִת ba·yit house H1004 וָהוֹן va·hon and wealth H1952 נַחֲלַת na·cha·lat [are] an inheritance of H5159 אָבוֹת 'a·vot fathers H1 וּמֵיְהוָה vu·me·yah·weh and [is] from Yahweh H3068 אִשָּׁה 'i·shah a wife H802 מַשְׂכָּלֶת mas·ka·let prudent H7919

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.