Proverbs 21:19 · KJV
“{It is} better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. {in...: Heb. in the land of the desert}”
— Proverbs 21:19
The wicked {shall be} a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
{There is} treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
Proverbs 21 — Context
He that loveth pleasure {shall be} a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. {pleasure: or, sport}
18The wicked {shall be} a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
19{It is} better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. {in...: Heb. in the land of the desert}
20{There is} treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
21He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:9
{It is} better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. {a brawling...: Heb. a woman of contentions} {a wide...: Heb. an house of society}
Psalms 55:6-7
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! {for then} would I fly away, and be at rest.
Psalms 120:5-6
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, {that} I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
Jeremiah 9:2
Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they {be} all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.