Proverbs 25:24
English Standard Version Anglicised
24 (A)It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
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 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 21:19
English Standard Version Anglicised
19 It is (A)better to live in a desert land
than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
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 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 19:13
English Standard Version Anglicised
13 (A)A foolish son is ruin to his father,
and (B)a wife's quarrelling is (C)a continual dripping of rain.
Proverbs 19:13
King James Version
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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Proverbs 19:13
New King James Version
13 (A)A foolish son is the ruin of his father,
(B)And the contentions of a wife are a continual [a]dripping.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:13 Irritation
Proverbs 27:15
English Standard Version Anglicised
15 (A)A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
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 27:15
New King James Version
15 A (A)continual dripping on a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike;
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