Verse 9

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
• Prov 21:19 : 19 It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
• Prov 25:24 : 24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
• Prov 27:15-16 : 15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike: 16 He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
• Prov 12:4 : 4 A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
• Prov 15:17 : 17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
• Prov 17:1 : 1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.