Proverbs 21:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.”
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“Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.”
King James Version · Public Domain“It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than <FI>with<Fi> a woman of contentions and a house of company.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 21:9 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 12:4A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
- Proverbs 15:17Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.
- Proverbs 17:1Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
- Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
- Proverbs 21:19Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
- Proverbs 25:24Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
- Proverbs 27:15A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
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