Proverbs 25:24
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
In context
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, 22 for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
23 The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks. 24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. 25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. 26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 25:24 in the KJV
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 25:24 in the NIV
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.