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 land of wilderness than [with] a wife of quarrels and provocation.
Proverbs 12:4
A woman of strength [is] the crown of her master, but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish child is a ruin to his father, and the quarreling of a woman is a continuous dripping.
Proverbs 25:24
Better to live upon the corner of a roof than [with] a woman of contention and [in a] shared house.
Proverbs 27:15
Dripping constantly on a day of heavy rain and a woman of contention are alike.
Brawling woman in a wide house
Proverbs 15:17
Better [is] a dinner of vegetables when love [is] there than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
Proverbs 17:1
Better a dry morsel and quiet with it than a house filled [with] feasts of strife.
General references
Proverbs 9:13
A woman of foolishness is loud, simple, and does not know {it}.
Proverbs 25:24
Better to live upon the corner of a roof than [with] a woman of contention and [in a] shared house.
Matthew 19:10
The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of a man with his wife, it would be better not to marry!"