Proverbs 21:9
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
In context
6 A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. 7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right. 8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. 10 The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them. 11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge. 12 The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked 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.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 21:9 in the ESV
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.