A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
Proverbs 25:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a disagreeing, quarrelsome, and scolding woman. [Prov. 21:9.] American Standard Version (1901) It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house. Common English Bible Better to live on the edge of a roof than to share a house with a contentious woman. Catholic Public Domain Version It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is better to sit m a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house. |
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
Better to live in a wilderness than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.
Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Good news from a distant land is like cold water to a parched throat. ,