Proverbs 21:9

Webster's Bible (1833)

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.
  • Prov 21:19 : 19 It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
  • Prov 25:24 : 24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman.
  • Prov 27:15-16 : 15 A continual dropping on a rainy day And a contentious wife are alike: 16 Restraining her is like restraining the wind, Or like grasping oil in his right hand.
  • Prov 12:4 : 4 A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, But a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
  • Prov 15:17 : 17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a fattened calf with hatred.
  • Prov 17:1 : 1 Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 25:24
    94%

    24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman.

  • Prov 21:19-20
    2 verses
    87%

    19It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.

    20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swallows it up.

  • Prov 9:13-14
    2 verses
    76%

    13The foolish woman is loud, Undisciplined, and knows nothing.

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

  • Prov 27:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15A continual dropping on a rainy day And a contentious wife are alike:

    16Restraining her is like restraining the wind, Or like grasping oil in his right hand.

  • Prov 17:1
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    1Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife.

  • Prov 7:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11She is loud and defiant. Her feet don't stay in her house.

    12Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, And lurking at every corner.

  • Prov 14:1
    74%

    1Every wise woman builds her house, But the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

  • Prov 19:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.

    14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from Yahweh.

  • Prov 5:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8Remove your way far from her. Don't come near the door of her house,

    9Lest you give your honor to others, And your years to the cruel one;

  • Deut 28:30
    70%

    30You shall betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell therein: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not use the fruit of it.

  • Prov 30:23
    70%

    23For an unloved woman when she is married; And a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 11:22
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    22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, Is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

  • Eccl 7:5
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    5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

  • Eccl 7:26
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    26I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.

  • Prov 21:10
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    10The soul of the wicked desires evil; His neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.

  • Hab 2:9
    69%

    9Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

  • Prov 20:3
    69%

    3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarreling.

  • Prov 19:1
    69%

    1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

  • Prov 25:17
    69%

    17Let your foot be seldom in your neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of you, and hate you.

  • Eccl 4:6
    69%

    6Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.

  • Prov 14:11
    69%

    11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, But the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Prov 18:22
    69%

    22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor of Yahweh.

  • Prov 22:14
    69%

    14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: He who is under Yahweh's wrath will fall into it.

  • Prov 24:27
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    27Prepare your work outside, And get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, And brings the wicked to ruin.

  • Prov 6:24
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    24To keep you from the immoral woman, From the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue.

  • Job 31:10
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    10Then let my wife grind for another, And let others sleep with her.

  • Prov 29:9
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    9If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, The fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

  • Prov 7:27
    69%

    27Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.

  • Prov 2:18
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    18For her house leads down to death, Her paths to the dead.

  • Prov 16:19
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    19It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the plunder with the proud.

  • Prov 7:8
    68%

    8Passing through the street near her corner, He went the way to her house,

  • Prov 7:5
    68%

    5That they may keep you from the strange woman, From the foreigner who flatters with her words.

  • Prov 23:27
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    27For a prostitute is a deep pit; And a wayward wife is a narrow well.

  • Prov 21:22
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    22A wise man scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the strength of its confidence.

  • Prov 31:27
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    27She looks well to the ways of her household, And doesn't eat the bread of idleness.

  • Prov 12:4
    68%

    4A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, But a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

  • Eccl 9:9
    68%

    9Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity: for that is your portion in life, and in your labor in which you labor under the sun.

  • Prov 31:23
    68%

    23Her husband is respected in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land.

  • Prov 23:33
    68%

    33Your eyes will see strange things, And your mind will imagine confusing things.

  • Prov 27:8
    68%

    8As a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.