Proverbs 21:19

New English Translation

It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked woman.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

Proverbs 21:9

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

Proverbs 27:15

A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.

Proverbs 30:23

under an unloved woman who is married, and under a female servant who dispossesses her mistress.

Jeremiah 9:2

(9:1) I wish I had a lodging place in the desert where I could spend some time like a weary traveler. Then I would desert my people and walk away from them because they are all unfaithful to God, a congregation of people that has been disloyal to him.