Proverbs 21:9
Strong's Lexicon
Better
ט֗וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty

to live
לָשֶׁ֥בֶת (lā·še·ḇeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

a corner
פִּנַּת־ (pin·naṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6438: 1) corner 1a) corner (of square objects) 1b) corner (of ruler or chief-fig.)

of the roof
גָּ֑ג (gāḡ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1406: 1) roof, top, housetop 1a) roof (of house) 1b) top (of altar of incense)

than to share
חָֽבֶר׃ (ḥā·ḇer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2267: 1) association, company, band 2) shared, association, society 3) a magician, charmer, spell

a house
וּבֵ֥ית (ū·ḇêṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within

with a quarrelsome
מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים (miḏ·yā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4079: 1) strife, contention

wife.
מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת (mê·’ê·šeṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

Young's Literal Translation
Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions and a house of company.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

New American Standard Bible
It is better to live in a corner of a roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

King James Bible
[It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

New Living Translation
It's better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.

English Standard Version
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

New American Standard Bible
It is better to live in a corner of a roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

King James Bible
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

International Standard Version
It's better to live in a corner on the roof than to share a house with a contentious woman.

NET Bible
It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company 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.

English Revised Version
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

Young's Literal Translation
Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.
















Cross References
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Proverbs 21:8
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

Proverbs 21:10
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Proverbs 25:24
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 21:7
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

Proverbs 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

Proverbs 21:11
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

Proverbs 21:12
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
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