Proverbs 21:19

It is better to live in a desert land
Than with a contentious and vexing woman.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live in a corner of a roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Psalm 55:6-7

I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.

Psalm 120:5-6

Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech,
For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

Jeremiah 9:2

Oh that I had in the desert
A wayfarers’ lodging place;
That I might leave my people
And go from them!
For all of them are adulterers,
An assembly of treacherous men.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Bible References

Better

Proverbs 21:9
It is better to live in a corner of a roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Psalm 55:6
I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.
Psalm 120:5
Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech,
For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
Jeremiah 9:2
Oh that I had in the desert
A wayfarers’ lodging place;
That I might leave my people
And go from them!
For all of them are adulterers,
An assembly of treacherous men.

General references

Proverbs 9:13
The woman of folly is boisterous,
She is naive and knows nothing.
Proverbs 15:17
Better is a dish of vegetables where love is
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.
Proverbs 25:24
It is better to live in a corner of the roof
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Matthew 19:10
The disciples *said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”