Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Better to live on the roof than share the house with a nagging wife. Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible 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. Proverbs 19:13 A foolish son is the grief of his father: and a wrangling wife is like a roof continually dropping through. Proverbs 21:9,19 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. . . . Context More Proverbs of Solomon…23The north wind driveth away rain, as doth a sad countenance a backbiting tongue. 24It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop: than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.25As cold water to a thirsty soul, so are good tidings from a far country.… Cross References Proverbs 21:9 It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house. Proverbs 25:25 As cold water to a thirsty soul, so are good tidings from a far country. 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 the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and 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 on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman 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 comer 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 and 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 a 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 25:24 NIVProverbs 25:24 NLT Proverbs 25:24 ESV Proverbs 25:24 NASB Proverbs 25:24 KJV Proverbs 25:24 Bible Apps Proverbs 25:24 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 25:24 Chinese Bible Proverbs 25:24 French Bible Proverbs 25:24 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 25:24 It is better to dwell (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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