Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
General references
Bible References
General references
Proverbs 19:13
An indiscreet son is the heaviness of his father; and a brawling wife is like the top of a house, wherethrough it is ever dropping.
Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell in a corner under the housetop; than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 27:15
A brawling woman and the roof of the house dropping in a rainy day, may well be compared together.