Proverbs 21:9
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
In context
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. 7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just. 8 The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.
9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. 10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes. 11 When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise; when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge. 12 The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 21:9 in the KJV
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 21:9 in the NIV
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.