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 live in a wilderness
than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
than a fattened ox
Proverbs 17:1 Better a dry crust with peace
than a house full of feasting with strife.
than a house full of feasting with strife.
General references
Proverbs 9:13 The woman Folly is rowdy;
she is gullible and knows nothing.
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.
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!”