Proverbs 21:9 · KJV
“{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}”
— Proverbs 21:9
The way of man {is} froward and strange: but {as for} the pure, his work {is} right.
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. {findeth...: Heb. is not favoured}
Proverbs 21 — Context
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment. {destroy...: Heb. saw them, or, dwell with them}
8The way of man {is} froward and strange: but {as for} the pure, his work {is} right.
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}
10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. {findeth...: Heb. is not favoured}
11When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:19
{It is} better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. {in...: Heb. in the land of the desert}
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son {is} the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife {are} a continual dropping.
Proverbs 27:15-16
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Proverbs 25:24
{It is} better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman {is} a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed {is} as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 17:1
Better {is} a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices {with} strife. {sacrifices: or, good cheer}
Proverbs 15:17
Better {is} a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.