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Proverbs 25:24

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It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
than to share a house with a contentious woman.

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Proverbs 25:24 in other translations

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

Proverbs 25:24 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 25:24 in context

  1. 22for you will heap coals of fire on his head,
    and Yahweh will reward you.
  2. 23The north wind produces rain;
    so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
  3. 24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
    than to share a house with a contentious woman.
  4. 25Like cold water to a thirsty soul,
    so is good news from a far country.
  5. 26Like a muddied spring and a polluted well,
    so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.