Proverbs 21:19
It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and angry wife.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
KJV1611 – Modern English
It is better to live in the wilderness than with a contentious and angry woman.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
It is better{H2896} to dwell{H3427} in a desert{H776} land, Than with a contentious{H4079} and fretful{H3708} woman.{H802}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
It is better{H2896} to dwell{H3427}{(H8800)} in the wilderness{H776}{H4057}, than with a contentious{H4079}{(H8675)}{H4066} and an angry{H3708} woman{H802}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
It is better to dwell in a wyldernesse, the with a chydinge and an angrie woman.
Geneva Bible (1560)
It is better to dwell in the wildernesse, then with a contentious and angry woman.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
It is better to dwell in the wyldernesse, then with a chydyng and an angrye woman.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ [It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Webster's Bible (1833)
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than `with' a woman of contentions and anger.
American Standard Version (1901)
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
American Standard Version (1901)
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
World English Bible (2000)
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
It is better to live in the wilderness than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked woman.
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.
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9 It is better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious wife.
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