Proverbs 19:13
Authorized (King James) Version
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father:
and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Proverbs 19:13
21st Century King James Version
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father, and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
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Proverbs 19:13
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Proverbs 21:9
Authorized (King James) Version
9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop,
than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 21:9
21st Century King James Version
9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop than with a brawling woman in a large house.
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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 21:19
Authorized (King James) Version
19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness,
than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Proverbs 21:19
21st Century King James Version
19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness than with a contentious and angry woman.
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Proverbs 21:19
New International Version
19 Better to live in a desert
than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.(A)
Proverbs 25:24
Authorized (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.
Proverbs 25:24
21st Century King James Version
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a large house.
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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 27:15-16
Authorized (King James) Version
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day
and a contentious woman are alike.
16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind,
and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
Proverbs 27:15-16
21st Century King James Version
15 A continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16 Whosoever would hide her would hide the wind, and the ointment of his right hand which betrayeth itself.
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Proverbs 27:15-16
New International Version
15 A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping(A)
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind
or grasping oil with the hand.
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