Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Brawling woman in a wide house
General references
Bible References
Better
Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.
It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.
Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones.
A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
Proverbs 25:24
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
Proverbs 27:15
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;
Brawling woman in a wide house
Proverbs 15:17
Better is a dinner of vegetables and herbs where love is present
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.
Better is a dinner of vegetables and herbs where love is present
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.
Proverbs 17:1 Better is a dry morsel [of food served] with quietness and peace
Than a house full of feasting [served] with strife and contention.
Than a house full of feasting [served] with strife and contention.
General references
Proverbs 9:13
The foolish woman is restless and noisy;
She is naive and easily misled and thoughtless, and knows nothing at all [of eternal value].
The foolish woman is restless and noisy;
She is naive and easily misled and thoughtless, and knows nothing at all [of eternal value].
Proverbs 25:24
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
Matthew 19:10
The disciples said to Jesus, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”