Verse 9

It is better{H2896} to dwell{H3427} in the corner{H6438} of the housetop,{H1406} Than with a contentious{H4079} woman{H802} in a wide{H2267} house.{H1004}

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish{H3684} son{H1121} is the calamity{H1942} of his father;{H1} And the contentions{H4079} of a wife{H802} are a continual{H2956} dropping.{H1812}
  • Prov 21:19 : 19 It is better{H2896} to dwell{H3427} in a desert{H776} land, Than with a contentious{H4079} and fretful{H3708} woman.{H802}
  • Prov 25:24 : 24 It is better{H2896} to dwell{H3427} in the corner{H6438} of the housetop,{H1406} Than with a contentious{H4079} woman{H802} in a wide{H2267} house.{H1004}
  • Prov 27:15-16 : 15 A continual{H2956} dropping{H1812} in a very rainy{H5464} day{H3117} And a contentious{H4079} woman{H802} are alike:{H7737} 16 He that would restrain{H6845} her restraineth{H6845} the wind;{H7307} And his right hand{H3225} encountereth{H7121} oil.{H8081}
  • Prov 12:4 : 4 A worthy{H2428} woman{H802} is the crown{H5850} of her husband;{H1167} But she that maketh ashamed{H954} is as rottenness{H7538} in his bones.{H6106}
  • Prov 15:17 : 17 Better{H2896} is a dinner{H737} of herbs,{H3419} where love{H160} is, Than a stalled{H75} ox{H7794} and hatred{H8135} therewith.
  • Prov 17:1 : 1 Better{H2896} is a dry{H2720} morsel,{H6595} and quietness{H7962} therewith, Than a house{H1004} full{H4392} of feasting{H2077} with strife.{H7379}