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
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Proverbs 21:19
It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
Proverbs 12:4
An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife's quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
Proverbs 25:24
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 27:15
A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
Brawling woman in a wide house
Proverbs 15:17
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
Proverbs 17:1
Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
General references
Proverbs 9:13
The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing.
Proverbs 25:24
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
Matthew 19:10
The disciples said to him, "If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry."