Verse 23

For an unloved woman when she is married, and a maidservant who is heir to her mistress.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
  • Prov 21:9 : 9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a spacious house with a contentious woman.
  • Prov 21:19 : 19 It is better to live in the wilderness than with a contentious and angry woman.
  • Prov 27:15 : 15 A continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
  • Prov 29:21 : 21 He who delicately brings up his servant from childhood shall have him as a son in the end.