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Proverbs 21:9
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 21:9
New Catholic Bible
9 It is better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a spacious house with a nagging wife.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:9 Nagging wife: see note on Prov 19:13.
Proverbs 21:9
English Standard Version
Proverbs 21:9
English Standard Version
9 It is (A)better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
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 21:9
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.
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New King James Version (NKJV) 
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