Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
It's better to live in a corner on the roof than to share a house with a contentious woman.
New American Standard Bible
Than
King James Version
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Holman Bible
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
A Conservative Version
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
American Standard Version
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Amplified
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
Bible in Basic English
It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
Darby Translation
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
Julia Smith Translation
Good to dwell upon the corner of the roof rather than with a woman of strifes and a house of community.
King James 2000
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a whole house.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Better to dwell on the corner of a roof than [to] share a house with a woman of contention.
Modern King James verseion
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop than with a quarrelsome woman and to share a house.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It is better to dwell in a corner under the housetop; than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
NET Bible
It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.
New Heart English Bible
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
The Emphasized Bible
Better to dwell on the corner of the roof, than a quarrelsome wife, and a house in common.
Webster
It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
World English Bible
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
Youngs Literal Translation
Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.
Themes
Contention » Contentious people
Contentious woman » Stir up strife
Evil » Women evil women » Stir up strife
Family » Parental prayers » Strife in
Strife » Causes of » In the family
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
8 The conduct of a guilty man is perverse, but the behavior of the pure is upright. 9 It's better to live in a corner on the roof than to share a house with a contentious woman. 10 The soul of the wicked craves evil; he extends no mercy to his neighbor.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:13
A father's ruin is a foolish son, and a wife's quarreling is like dripping water that never stops.
Proverbs 21:19
It's better to live in the wilderness than to live with a contentious and irritable woman.
Proverbs 25:24
It's better to live in a corner on the roof than in a house with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but a wife who puts him to shame is like bone cancer.
Proverbs 15:17
A vegetarian meal served with love is better than a big, thick steak with a plateful of animosity.
Proverbs 17:1
Dry crumbs in peace are better than a full meal with strife.
Proverbs 27:15-16
A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.