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
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Proverbs 12:4
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.
Proverbs 25:24
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 27:15
A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

Brawling woman in a wide house

Proverbs 15:17
Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs 17:1
Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.

General references

Proverbs 9:13
The foolish woman is loud, Undisciplined, and knows nothing.
Proverbs 25:24
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
Matthew 19:10
The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry."