Proverbs 21:9 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁹ 6 A man that shall wander out of the way of doctrine, shall abide in the company of the giants.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop [on the flat oriental roof, exposed to all kinds of weather] than in a house shared with a nagging, quarrelsome, and faultfinding woman.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

Common English Bible

⁹ Better to live on the edge of a roof than with a contentious woman in a large house.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with a contentious woman and in a shared house.

Proverbs 21:9 Cross References

Proverbs 12:4

1 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that pursueth idleness is very foolish. He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds.

Proverbs 15:17

4 The path of life is above for the wise, that he may decline from the lowest hell.

Proverbs 17:1

The expectation of him that expecteth, is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely.

Proverbs 19:13

0 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.

Proverbs 21:10

7 He that loveth good cheer, shall be in want: he that loveth wine, and fat things, shall not be rich.

Proverbs 21:19

6 He longeth and desireth all the day : but he that is just, will give, and will not cease.

Proverbs 21:8

5 It is joy to the just to do judgment: and dread to them that work iniquity.

Proverbs 25:24

A whip for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the back of fools.