Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Contention » Contentious people
But for those who are selfishly ambitious and self-seeking and disobedient to the truth but responsive to wickedness, [there will be] wrath and indignation.
Verse Concepts
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
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.
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.
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
A continual dripping on a day of violent showers and a contentious woman are alike; Whoever attempts to restrain [a contentious woman] might as well try to stop the wind -- "his right hand encounters oil [and she slips through his fingers].
Contentious woman » Stir up strife
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
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.
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.
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;
Evil » Women evil women » Stir up strife
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
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.
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.
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;
Family » Parental prayers » Strife in
It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.
A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city,
And contentions [separating families] are like the bars of a castle.
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
Therefore she said to Abraham, “Drive out this maid and her son, for the son of this maid shall not be an heir with my son Isaac.”
Verse Concepts
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.
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;
Family » Infelicity in
It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.
As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout,
So is a beautiful woman who is without discretion [her lack of character mocks her beauty].
A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city,
And contentions [separating families] are like the bars of a castle.
Better is a dinner of vegetables and herbs where love is present
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
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.
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.
A continual dripping on a day of violent showers and a contentious woman are alike; Whoever attempts to restrain [a contentious woman] might as well try to stop the wind -- "his right hand encounters oil [and she slips through his fingers].
A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones.
But the foolish one [who lacks spiritual insight] tears it down with her own hands [by ignoring godly principles].
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Under three things the earth is disquieted and quakes,
And under four it cannot bear up:
Under an unloved woman when she gets married,
And under a maidservant when she supplants her mistress.
Under three things the earth is disquieted and quakes,
And under four it cannot bear up:
Under an unloved woman when she gets married,
And under a maidservant when she supplants her mistress.
Strife » Causes of » In the family
It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.
A brother offended is harder to win over than a fortified city,
And contentions [separating families] are like the bars of a castle.
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
Therefore she said to Abraham, “Drive out this maid and her son, for the son of this maid shall not be an heir with my son Isaac.”
Verse Concepts
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.
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;
Women » As queens » Contentious
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
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.
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.
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;
Women » Contentious women
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
A continual dripping on a day of violent showers and a contentious woman are alike; Whoever attempts to restrain [a contentious woman] might as well try to stop the wind -- "his right hand encounters oil [and she slips through his fingers].