Cross References

Proverbs 21:9

Easy To Read Version

It is better to live in a small corner of the attic {\cf2\super [30]} than to share the house with a woman that is always arguing.

See the chapter Copy

A husband is happy and proud with a good wife. But if a woman makes her husband ashamed, then she is like a sickness in his body.

It is better to eat a little in a place where there is love, than to eat a lot where there is hate.

It is better to have only a dry piece of bread to eat in peace than to have a whole house full of food with everyone arguing.

A foolish son can bring a flood of troubles to his father. And a nagging wife is like water that won’t stop dripping.

Evil people always want to do more evil. And those people show no mercy to people around them.

It is better to live in the desert than to live with a wife that has a short temper and loves to argue.

Bad people always try to cheat other people. But good people are honest and fair.

It is better to live in a small corner of the attic {\cf2\super [34]} than to share the house with a woman that is always arguing.