Proverbs 21:9
Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than `with' a woman of contentions and a house of company.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 19:13 : 13 A calamity to his father `is' a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife `are' a continual dropping.
- Prov 21:19 : 19 Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than `with' a woman of contentions and anger.
- Prov 25:24 : 24 Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than `with' a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
- Prov 27:15-16 : 15 A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike, 16 Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
- Prov 12:4 : 4 A virtuous woman `is' a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones `is' one causing shame.
- Prov 15:17 : 17 Better `is' an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.
- Prov 17:1 : 1 Better `is' a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.
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24Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than `with' a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
- Prov 21:19-202 verses87%
19Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than `with' a woman of contentions and anger.
20A treasure to be desired, and oil, `Is' in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.
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13A foolish woman `is' noisy, Simple, and hath not known what.
14And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne -- the high places of the city,
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15A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
16Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
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1Better `is' a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.
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11Noisy she `is', and stubborn, In her house her feet rest not.
12Now in an out-place, now in broad places, And near every corner she lieth in wait) --
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1Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
- Prov 19:13-142 verses73%
13A calamity to his father `is' a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife `are' a continual dropping.
14House and wealth `are' the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah `is' an understanding wife.
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8Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,
9Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,
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30`A woman thou dost betroth, and another man doth lie with her; a house thou dost build, and dost not dwell in it; a vineyard thou dost plant, and dost not make it common;
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23For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress.
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29Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant `is' the fool to the wise of heart.
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22A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
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5Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than `for' a man to hear a song of fools,
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26And I am finding more bitter than death, the woman whose heart `is' nets and snares, her hands `are' bands; the good before God escapeth from her, but the sinner is captured by her.
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10The soul of the wicked hath desired evil, Not gracious in his eyes is his neighbour.
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9Wo `to' him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,
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3An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.
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1Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse `in' his lips, who `is' a fool.
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17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated `with' thee, and have hated thee.
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6`Better `is' a handful `with' quietness, than two handfuls `with' labour and vexation of spirit.'
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11The house of the wicked is destroyed, And the tent of the upright flourisheth.
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22`Whoso' hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
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14A deep pit `is' the mouth of strange women, The abhorred of Jehovah falleth there.
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27Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field -- go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.
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12The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.
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24To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
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10Grind to another let my wife, And over her let others bend.
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9A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.
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27The ways of Sheol -- her house, Going down unto inner chambers of death!
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18For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.
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19Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.
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8Passing on in the street, near her corner, And the way `to' her house he doth step,
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5To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.
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27For a harlot `is' a deep ditch, And a strange woman `is' a strait pit.
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22A city of the mighty hath the wise gone up, And bringeth down the strength of its confidence.
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27She `is' watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not.
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4A virtuous woman `is' a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones `is' one causing shame.
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9See life with the wife whom thou hast loved, all the days of the life of thy vanity, that He hath given to thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity, for it `is' thy portion in life, even of thy labour that thou art labouring at under the sun.
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23Known in the gates is her husband, In his sitting with elders of the land.
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33Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things.
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8As a bird wandering from her nest, So `is' a man wandering from his place.