Proverbs 25:24

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Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a contentious 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.
  • Prov 21:19 : 19 It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and angry wife.
  • Prov 27:15-16 : 15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike. 16 Trying to restrain her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.
  • Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and a nagging wife is like constant dripping.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:9
    94%

    9It is better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious wife.

  • Prov 21:19-20
    2 verses
    84%

    19It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and angry wife.

    20Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Prov 27:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.

    16Trying to restrain her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.

  • Prov 25:23
    76%

    23As the north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.

  • Prov 17:1
    75%

    1Better a dry piece of bread with peace than a house full of feasting accompanied by strife.

  • Prov 7:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11She is loud and rebellious; her feet do not stay at home.

    12Now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner, she lurks.

  • Prov 19:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13A foolish son is a disaster to his father, and a nagging wife is like constant dripping.

    14Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

  • Prov 9:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.

    14She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,

  • Prov 14:1
    72%

    1Wise women build their homes, but foolish ones tear theirs down with their own hands.

  • Prov 5:8
    71%

    8Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house.

  • Prov 30:23
    71%

    23an unloved woman when she gets married, and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.

  • Prov 25:25
    71%

    25Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.

  • Prov 25:17
    70%

    17Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

  • Prov 24:27
    70%

    27Prepare your work outside and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.

  • Eccl 4:6
    70%

    6Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

  • Prov 6:24
    69%

    24They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the foreign woman.

  • Prov 11:29
    69%

    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Deut 28:30
    69%

    30You will become engaged to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not enjoy its fruit.

  • Prov 22:24
    69%

    24Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, and do not associate with one easily angered.

  • Prov 25:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7For it is better to be told, 'Come up here,' than to be humiliated in the presence of a nobleman whom your eyes have seen.

    8Do not go hastily to court, lest you do something in the end that leaves you humiliated when your neighbor puts you to shame.

  • Eccl 7:5
    69%

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 15:16-18
    3 verses
    69%

    16Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it.

    17Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.

    18A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one who is patient calms a quarrel.

  • Prov 20:3
    68%

    3It is honorable for a person to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

  • Prov 11:22
    68%

    22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

  • Prov 17:14
    68%

    14Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; so stop the dispute before it breaks out.

  • Prov 22:14
    68%

    14The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; one who is cursed by the LORD will fall into it.

  • Prov 29:22
    68%

    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man commits many transgressions.

  • Prov 23:27
    68%

    27For a prostitute is a deep pit, and a narrow well is a deceitful woman.

  • Prov 12:4
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    4A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

  • Eccl 7:26
    68%

    26I found that more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be caught by her.

  • Prov 19:1
    68%

    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Prov 31:27
    68%

    27She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

  • Prov 7:5
    67%

    5To keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.

  • Prov 30:20
    67%

    20This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, wipes her mouth, and says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'

  • Prov 24:3
    67%

    3By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established.

  • Ezek 16:32
    67%

    32You adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!

  • Prov 16:19
    67%

    19Better to be humble with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

  • Prov 18:19
    67%

    19A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

  • Prov 15:1
    67%

    1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.