Proverbs 21:7-9
Modern English Version
7 The violence of the wicked will destroy them,
because they refuse to do justice.
8 The way of a guilty man is perverse;
but as for the pure, his work is right.
9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop
than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 21:7-9
New International Version
7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,(A)
for they refuse to do what is right.
8 The way of the guilty is devious,(B)
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(C)
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