Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 25:24 - It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a… | ESV.org

Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 25:24

Proverbs 21:9

9 It is ⁿbetter to live in a corner of the housetop

than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

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Proverbs 21:19

19 It is ^wbetter to live in a desert land

than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.

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Proverbs 25:24

24 ^mIt is better to live in a corner of the housetop

than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

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