Proverbs 25:24

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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BSBPD

“Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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
YLTPD

“Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than <FI>with<Fi> a woman of contentions, and a house of company.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 25:24 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
  2. Proverbs 21:9Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
  3. Proverbs 21:19Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
  4. Proverbs 27:15A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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