A foolish son is the calamity of his father: And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Proverbs 25:24 - Revised Version 1885 It is better to dwell in the comer of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house. 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 is the calamity of his father: And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.