A foolish son can bring a flood of troubles to his father. And a nagging wife is like water that won’t stop dripping.
Proverbs 25:24 - Easy To Read Version It is better to live in a small corner of the attic {\cf2\super [34]} than to share the house with a woman that is always arguing. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a disagreeing, quarrelsome, and scolding woman. [Prov. 21:9.] 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 to share a house with a contentious woman. Catholic Public Domain Version It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is better to sit m a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house. |
A foolish son can bring a flood of troubles to his father. And a nagging wife is like water that won’t stop dripping.
It is better to live in the desert than to live with a wife that has a short temper and loves to argue.
It is better to live in a small corner of the attic {\cf2\super [30]} than to share the house with a woman that is always arguing.
Good news from a faraway place is like a cool drink of water when you are hot and thirsty.