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Proverbs 21:9

King James 2000

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a whole house.

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A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a whole house.

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and angry woman.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that makes ashamed is like rottenness in his bones.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox with hatred.

Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.

The way of man is perverse and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

The soul of the wicked desires evil: his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.