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
Better to dwell in a desert land, than with a woman, quarrelsome and provoking.
Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman, is the crown of her husband, but, a veritable decay in his bones, is she that causeth shame.
Proverbs 19:13
Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard, - and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife.
Proverbs 27:15
A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
Brawling woman in a wide house
Proverbs 15:17
Better is an allowance of herbs, and love, there, than a fatted ox, and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 17:1
Better a dry morsel, and peace therewith, than a house full of contentious sacrifices.
General references
Proverbs 9:13
The woman Stupidity, is boisterous, so simple that she knoweth not what she would do;
Matthew 19:10
The disciples say unto him - If, so, is the cause of the husband with the wife, it is not expedient to marry.