Verse 19

It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and angry wife.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 21:9 : 9 It is better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious wife.
  • Jer 9:2 : 2 They bend their tongues like a bow to shoot lies, not for truth do they grow strong in the land; they go from one evil to another, and they do not know me, declares the Lord.
  • Ps 55:6-7 : 6 Fear and trembling have come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me. 7 I said, 'Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.'
  • Ps 120:5-6 : 5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, and live among the tents of Kedar. 6 Too long has my soul dwelled with those who hate peace.