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

Bible References

Better

Proverbs 21:19
Better to live in a wilderness
than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.
Proverbs 12:4
A capable wife is her husband’s crown,
but a wife who causes shame
is like rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is his father’s ruin,
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
Proverbs 25:24
Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Proverbs 27:15
An endless dripping on a rainy day
and a nagging wife are alike.

Brawling woman in a wide house

Proverbs 15:17
Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox with hatred.
Proverbs 17:1
Better a dry crust with peace
than a house full of feasting with strife.

General references

Proverbs 9:13
The woman Folly is rowdy;
she is gullible and knows nothing.
Proverbs 25:24
Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Matthew 19:10
His disciples said to Him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry!”

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