A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
Proverbs 21:19 - English Standard Version 2016 It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and an angry woman. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is better to dwell in a desert land than with a contentious woman and with vexation. American Standard Version (1901) It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman. Common English Bible Better to live in a wilderness than in a house with a contentious and angry woman. Catholic Public Domain Version It is better to live in a deserted land, than with a quarrelsome and emotional woman. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman. |
A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.
Oh that I had in the desert a travelers’ lodging place, that I might leave my people and go away from them! For they are all adulterers, a company of treacherous men.