Proverbs 21:19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 It is better to dwell in a wilderness
than with a quarrelsome wife and trouble.
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
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 American Bible (Revised Edition)
24 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop
than in a mansion with a quarrelsome wife.[a](A)
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
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 American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 For a persistent leak on a rainy day
the match is a quarrelsome wife;(A)
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
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
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Ben Sira 25:23
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
23 Depressed mind, gloomy face,
and a wounded heart—a wicked woman.
Drooping hands and quaking knees,
any wife who does not make her husband happy.
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