Proverbs 19:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Houseבַּ֣יִת
(ba·yit)
1004: a housea prim. root
and wealthוָ֭הֹון
(va·ho·vn)
1952: wealth, sufficiencyfrom hun
are an inheritanceנַחֲלַ֣ת
(na·cha·lat)
5159: possession, property, inheritancefrom an unused word
from fathers,אָבֹ֑ות
(a·vo·vt;)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
But a prudentמַשְׂכָּֽלֶת׃
(mas·ka·let.)
7919a: to be prudenta prim. root
wifeאִשָּׁ֥ה
(i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
is from the LORD.וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
House
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
and riches
hown  (hone)
wealth; by implication, enough -- enough, + for nought, riches, substance, wealth.
are the inheritance
nachalah  (nakh-al-aw')
something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion -- heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession.
of fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
and a prudent
sakal  (saw-kal')
to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
is from the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the LORD.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A house and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a sensible wife is from the LORD.

International Standard Version
A house and self-sufficiency are a father's inheritance, but from the LORD comes an insightful wife.

NET Bible
A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A house and property is the inheritance of a father and a woman is betrothed to a man from Lord Jehovah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Home and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a sensible wife comes from the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
House and riches are the inheritance from fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
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