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Proverbs 21:9
New King James Version
Proverbs 21:9
New King James Version
9 Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
Than in a house shared with (A)a contentious woman.
Proverbs 21:9
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 21:9
New American Standard Bible
9 It is better to live on a corner of a roof
Than [a]in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:9 Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association
Proverbs 21:9
Amplified Bible
Proverbs 21:9
Amplified Bible
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 21:9
New International Version
Proverbs 21:9
New International Version
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(A)
Proverbs 21:9
King James Version
Proverbs 21:9
King James Version
9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
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Proverbs 21:19
New King James Version
Proverbs 21:19
New King James Version
19 Better to dwell [a]in the wilderness,
Than with a contentious and angry woman.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:19 Lit. in the land of the desert
Proverbs 21:19
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 21:19
New American Standard Bible
19 (A)It is better to live in a desert land
Than with a contentious and irritating woman.
Proverbs 21:19
Amplified Bible
Proverbs 21:19
Amplified Bible
19
It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.
Proverbs 21:19
New International Version
Proverbs 21:19
New International Version
19 Better to live in a desert
than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.(A)
Proverbs 21:19
King James Version
Proverbs 21:19
King James Version
19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
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Proverbs 25:24
New King James Version
Proverbs 25:24
New King James Version
24 (A)It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 25:24
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:24
New American Standard Bible
24 It is (A)better to live on a corner of the roof,
Than [a]in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:24 Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association
Proverbs 25:24
Amplified Bible
Proverbs 25:24
Amplified Bible
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.(A)
Proverbs 25:24
New International Version
Proverbs 25:24
New International Version
24 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(A)
Proverbs 25:24
King James Version
Proverbs 25:24
King James Version
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
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Proverbs 27:15
New King James Version
Proverbs 27:15
New King James Version
15 A (A)continual dripping on a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike;
Proverbs 27:15
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 27:15
New American Standard Bible
15 A (A)constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious woman are alike;
Proverbs 27:15
Amplified Bible
Proverbs 27:15
Amplified Bible
15
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;(A)
Proverbs 27:15
New International Version
Proverbs 27:15
New International Version
15 A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping(A)
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
Proverbs 27:15
King James Version
Proverbs 27:15
King James Version
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
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Proverbs 27:16
New King James Version
Proverbs 27:16
New King James Version
16 Whoever [a]restrains her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:16 Lit. hides
Proverbs 27:16
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 27:16
New American Standard Bible
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:16 Lit hide(s)
- Proverbs 27:16 Lit hide(s)
- Proverbs 27:16 Lit encounters
Proverbs 27:16
Amplified Bible
Proverbs 27:16
Amplified Bible
16
Whoever attempts to restrain her [criticism] might as well try to stop the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
Proverbs 27:16
New International Version
Proverbs 27:16
New International Version
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.
Proverbs 27:16
King James Version
Proverbs 27:16
King James Version
16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
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