Proverbs 19:13
New American Standard Bible
13 A (A)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the (B)quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.
Proverbs 19:13
Common English Bible
13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father;
a contentious wife is like constant dripping.
Proverbs 19:13
New International Version
Proverbs 21:9
New American Standard Bible
9 It is better to live on a corner of a roof
Than [a]in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:9 Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association
Proverbs 21:9
Common English Bible
9 Better to live on the edge of a roof
than with a contentious woman in a large house.
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
New American Standard Bible
19 (A)It is better to live in a desert land
Than with a contentious and irritating woman.
Proverbs 21:19
Common English Bible
19 Better to live in a wilderness
than in a house with a contentious and angry woman.
Proverbs 21:19
New International Version
19 Better to live in a desert
than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.(A)
Proverbs 25:24
New American Standard Bible
24 It is (A)better to live on a corner of the roof,
Than [a]in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:24 Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association
Proverbs 25:24
Common English Bible
24 Better to live on the edge of a roof
than to share a house with a contentious woman.
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
New American Standard Bible
15 A (A)constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious woman are alike;
16 He who would [a]restrain her [b]restrains the wind,
And [c]grasps oil with his right hand.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:16 Lit hide(s)
- Proverbs 27:16 Lit hide(s)
- Proverbs 27:16 Lit encounters
Proverbs 27:15-16
Common English Bible
15 The constant dripping on a rainy day
and a contentious woman are alike;
16 anyone who can control her
can control the wind
or pick up oil in his hand.
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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