Verse 9

It is better{H2896} to dwell{H3427}{(H8800)} in a corner{H6438} of the housetop{H1406}, than with a brawling{H4079}{(H8675)}{H4066} woman{H802} in a wide{H2267} house{H1004}.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish{H3684} son{H1121} is the calamity{H1942} of his father{H1}: and the contentions{H4079} of a wife{H802} are a continual{H2956}{(H8802)} dropping{H1812}.
• Prov 21:19 : 19 It is better{H2896} to dwell{H3427}{(H8800)} in the wilderness{H776}{H4057}, than with a contentious{H4079}{(H8675)}{H4066} and an angry{H3708} woman{H802}.
• Prov 25:24 : 24 It is better{H2896} to dwell{H3427}{(H8800)} in the corner{H6438} of the housetop{H1406}, than with a brawling{H4079}{(H8675)}{H4066} woman{H802} and in a wide{H2267} house{H1004}.
• Prov 27:15-16 : 15 A continual{H2956}{(H8802)} dropping{H1812} in a very rainy{H5464} day{H3117} and a contentious{H4079}{(H8675)}{H4066} woman{H802} are alike{H7737}{(H8739)}. 16 Whosoever hideth{H6845}{(H8802)} her hideth{H6845}{(H8804)} the wind{H7307}, and the ointment{H8081} of his right hand{H3225}, which bewrayeth{H7121}{(H8799)} itself.
• Prov 12:4 : 4 A virtuous{H2428} woman{H802} is a crown{H5850} to her husband{H1167}: but she that maketh ashamed{H954}{(H8688)} is as rottenness{H7538} in his bones{H6106}.
• Prov 15:17 : 17 Better{H2896} is a dinner{H737} of herbs{H3419} where love{H160} is, than a stalled{H75}{(H8803)} ox{H7794} and hatred{H8135} therewith.
• Prov 17:1 : 1 Better{H2896} is a dry{H2720} morsel{H6595}, and quietness{H7962} therewith, than an house{H1004} full{H4392} of sacrifices{H2077} with strife{H7379}.