Proverbs 25:24


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.

Proverbs 21:9


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.

Proverbs 19:13


A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].

Proverbs 21:19


It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.

Proverbs 27:15-16


A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;

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Summary

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

Bible References

General references

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
Proverbs 21:9

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.
Proverbs 27:15

A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;