Proverbs 21:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

It is better to live in the wilderness than with a contentious and angry woman.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 21:9 : 9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a spacious house with a contentious woman.
  • Jer 9:2 : 2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place for travelers; that I might leave my people and go from them! for they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
  • Ps 55:6-7 : 6 And I said, Oh, that I had wings like a dove! For then I would fly away and be at rest. 7 Indeed, I would wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
  • Ps 120:5-6 : 5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! 6 My soul has long dwelt with him who hates peace.

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    9It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a spacious house with a contentious woman.

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  • Prov 19:13-14
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  • Prov 21:20
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    20There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man spends it up.

  • Prov 17:1
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  • Prov 21:18
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  • Prov 9:13-14
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    13A foolish woman is loud: she is simple, and knows nothing.

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  • Prov 22:24
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    24Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man do not go,

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    16Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with trouble.

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    22As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a lovely woman without discretion.

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    17He who is quickly angry acts foolishly, and a man of wicked intentions is hated.

  • Prov 30:23
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    23For an unloved woman when she is married, and a maidservant who is heir to her mistress.

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    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a furious man abounds in transgression.

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  • Prov 29:9
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