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Proverbs 21:9

New International Version

Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

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A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.

Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred.

Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.

A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.

Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.

The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.