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%

    9 It 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%

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

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

  • Prov 27:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    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 25:23
    76%

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

  • Prov 17:1
    75%

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

  • Prov 7:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

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

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

  • Prov 19:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

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

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

  • Prov 9:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

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

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

  • Prov 14:1
    72%

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

  • Prov 5:8
    71%

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

  • Prov 30:23
    71%

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

  • Prov 25:25
    71%

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

  • Prov 25:17
    70%

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

  • Prov 24:27
    70%

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

  • Eccl 4:6
    70%

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

  • Prov 6:24
    69%

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

  • Prov 11:29
    69%

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

  • Deut 28:30
    69%

    30 You 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%

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

  • Prov 25:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

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

    8 Do 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%

    5 It 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%

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

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

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

  • Prov 20:3
    68%

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

  • Prov 11:22
    68%

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

  • Prov 17:14
    68%

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

  • Prov 22:14
    68%

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

  • Prov 29:22
    68%

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

  • Prov 23:27
    68%

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

  • Prov 12:4
    68%

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

  • Eccl 7:26
    68%

    26 I 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%

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

  • Prov 31:27
    68%

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

  • Prov 7:5
    67%

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

  • Prov 30:20
    67%

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

  • Prov 24:3
    67%

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

  • Ezek 16:32
    67%

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

  • Prov 16:19
    67%

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

  • Prov 18:19
    67%

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

  • Prov 15:1
    67%

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

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