Verse (Click for Chapter) English Standard Version It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. American Standard Version It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house. Berean Study Bible Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife. Douay-Rheims Bible It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling women, and in a common house. English Revised Version It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house. King James Bible It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. World English Bible It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman. Young's Literal Translation Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company. Proverbs 21:9 Additional Translations ... Links Proverbs 21:9 NIVProverbs 21:9 NLT Proverbs 21:9 ESV Proverbs 21:9 NASB Proverbs 21:9 NKJV Proverbs 21:9 KJV |