Verse 9

It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.
• Prov 21:19 : 19 It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
• Prov 25:24 : 24 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
• Prov 27:15-16 : 15 Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman. 16 He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.
• Prov 12:4 : 4 A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.
• Prov 15:17 : 17 Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it.
• Prov 17:1 : 1 Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behaviour.