Proverbs 27:15

An endless dripping on a rainy day
and a nagging wife are alike.

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is his father’s ruin,
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.

Proverbs 21:9

Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.

Proverbs 21:19

Better to live in a wilderness
than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.

Job 14:19

as water wears away stones
and torrents wash away the soil from the land,
so You destroy a man’s hope.

Proverbs 25:24

Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

General references

Bible References

A continual

Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is his father’s ruin,
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
Proverbs 21:9
Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Proverbs 25:24
Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Job 14:19
as water wears away stones
and torrents wash away the soil from the land,
so You destroy a man’s hope.

General references

Proverbs 25:24
Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.

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