Proverbs 25:24
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
In context
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. 22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look. 24 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. 25 Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land. 26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.
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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.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 25:24 in the ESV
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.