Verse 24

It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 21:9 : 9 It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
• Prov 21:19 : 19 It is better to live in the wilderness than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked woman.
• Prov 27:15-16 : 15 A continual dripping on a rainy day– a contentious wife makes herself like that. 16 Whoever contains her has contained the wind or can grasp oil with his right hand.
• Prov 19:13 : 13 A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.