Proverbs 21:19

New International Reader's Version

It is better to live in a desert than to live with a nagging wife who loves to argue.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish child is a father’s ruin. A nagging wife is like dripping that never stops.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

Proverbs 27:15

A nagging wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm.

Proverbs 30:23

The third is a mean woman who gets married. And the fourth is a servant who takes the place of the woman she works for.

Jeremiah 9:2

I wish I had somewhere to go in the desert where a traveler could stay! Then I could leave my people. I could get away from them. All of them commit adultery by worshiping other gods. They aren’t faithful to the Lord.