A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a wife who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 21:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman in a wide house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop [on the flat oriental roof, exposed to all kinds of weather] than in a house shared with a nagging, quarrelsome, and faultfinding woman. American Standard Version (1901) It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house. Common English Bible Better to live on the edge of a roof than with a contentious woman in a large house. Catholic Public Domain Version It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with a contentious woman and in a shared house. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling women, and in a common house. |
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a wife who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.
Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
A wicked person desires evil; he has no consideration for his neighbour.
Better to live in a wilderness than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.
A guilty one’s conduct is crooked, but the behaviour of the innocent is upright.
Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.