Cross References It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house. Proverbs 19:13 A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through. Proverbs 21:8 The perverse way of a man is strange: but as for him that is pure, his work is right. Proverbs 21:10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil, he will not have pity on his neighbour. Proverbs 21:19 It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman. Proverbs 25:24 It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop: than with a brawling woman, and in a common house. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house. better Proverbs 21:19 It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman. ; Proverbs 12:4 The thoughts of the just are judgments: and the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. ; Proverbs 19:13 A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through. ; Proverbs 25:24 It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop: than with a brawling woman, and in a common house. ; Proverbs 27:15,16 Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike. . . . ; Proverbs 15:17 It is better to be invited to herbs with love, than to a fatted calf with hatred. Proverbs 17:1 Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife. Context The King's Heart…8The perverse way of a man is strange: but as for him that is pure, his work is right. 9It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.10The soul of the wicked desireth evil, he will not have pity on his neighbour.… Lexicon Betterט֗וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good to live לָשֶׁ֥בֶת (lā·še·ḇeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against a corner פִּנַּת־ (pin·naṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6438: An angle, a pinnacle, a chieftain of the roof גָּ֑ג (gāḡ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1406: A roof, the top of an altar than to share חָֽבֶר׃ (ḥā·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2267: Company, association, spell a house וּבֵ֥ית (ū·ḇêṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house with a quarrelsome מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים (miḏ·yā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4079: Brawling, contention wife. מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת (mê·’ê·šeṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female Additional Translations Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house. It is better to dwell in a corner on the house-top, than in plastered rooms with unrighteousness, and in an open house. It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house. It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman. Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company. Jump to Previous Angle Better Brawling Common Company Contentions Contentious Corner Dwell House Housetop House-Top Live Quarrelsome Roof Share Shared Sit Wide WifeJump to Next Angle Better Brawling Common Company Contentions Contentious Corner Dwell House Housetop House-Top Live Quarrelsome Roof Share Shared Sit Wide WifeLinks Proverbs 21:9 NIVProverbs 21:9 NLT Proverbs 21:9 ESV Proverbs 21:9 NASB Proverbs 21:9 KJV Proverbs 21:9 Bible Apps Proverbs 21:9 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 21:9 Chinese Bible Proverbs 21:9 French Bible Proverbs 21:9 German Bible Alphabetical: a Better contentious corner house in is It live of on quarrelsome roof share shared than the to wife with woman OT Poetry: Proverbs 21:9 It is better to dwell (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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