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Proverbs 19:14

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

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בַּ֣יִתbayitfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…וָ֭הוֹןvahonand enoughהוֹןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and enough”, the ordinary formH1952wealth; by implication, enoughenough, [phrase] for nought, riches, substance, wealth.נַחֲלַ֣תnachalatheritageנַחֲלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “heritage”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5159properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portionheritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל).אָב֑וֹתavotfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “father”, the ordinary formH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗הumeyehvahand from Jehovahיְהֹוָהconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and from Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אִשָּׁ֥הishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.מַשְׂכָּֽלֶתmaskaletconsiderשָׂכַלverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “consider”, a verb used as a describing wordH7919to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligentconsider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

House and wealth [are] the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah [is] an understanding wife.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

House and riches are given by parents: but a prudent wife is properly from the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Fathers divide house and substance to their children: but a wife is suited to a man by the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἶκον καὶ ὕπαρξιν μερίζουσι πατέρες παισὶ, παρὰ δὲ Κυρίου ἁρμόζεται γυνὴ ἀνδρί.