Proverbs 19:14 (BSB)

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

From Proverbs 19. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 19:14

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 19:14: Note, 1. A discreet and virtuous wife is a choice gift of God's providence to a man - a wife that is prudent, in opposition to one that is contentious, Pro 19:13. For, though a wife that is continually finding fault may think it is her wit and wisdom to be so, it is really her folly; a prudent wife is meek and quiet, and...
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 19:14: Houses and riches are the inheritance of fathers,.... Which they are careful to provide and leave to their children. This they may and often do, build or purchase houses, and procure great riches, and put their children into the possession of them; and, or but, a prudent wife is from the Lord; one that behaves well to her husband, massages the affairs of her house...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 19:14: A contrast of men's gifts and God's, who, though author of both blessings, confers the latter by His more special providence. and--or, "but," implying that the evils of Pro 19:13 are only avoided by His care.
• Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Proverbs 19:14: Pro 19:14 14 House and riches are a paternal inheritance, But from Jahve cometh a prudent wife. House and riches (opulentia), which in themselves do not make men happy, one may receive according to the law of inheritance; but a prudent wife is God’s gracious gift, Pro 18:22. There is not a more suitable word than משׂכּלת (fem.