"{It is} better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house." — Proverbs 25:24

Proverbs 25:24 · KJV

“{It is} better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.”

— Proverbs 25:24

The north wind driveth away rain: so {doth} an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. {driveth...: or, bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance}

Verse 25

{As} cold waters to a thirsty soul, so {is} good news from a far country.

Proverbs 25 — Context

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

The north wind driveth away rain: so {doth} an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. {driveth...: or, bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance}

{It is} better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

{As} cold waters to a thirsty soul, so {is} good news from a far country.

A righteous man falling down before the wicked {is as} a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

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 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}

Proverbs 27:15-16

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son {is} the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife {are} a continual dropping.