Proverbs 21:9

Proverbs chapter 21 · verse 9 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

v.8The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.

v.9This passage

v.10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Proverbs 27:15
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 contentious woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Proverbs 15:17
Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 12:4
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.