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Proverbs 19:13
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Proverbs 19:13
New Century Version
13 A foolish child brings disaster to a father,
and a quarreling wife is like dripping water.
Proverbs 19:13
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Proverbs 19:13
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Proverbs 21:9
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Proverbs 21:9
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9 It is better to live in a corner on the roof[a]
than inside the house with a quarreling wife.
Footnotes
- 21:9 roof In Bible times houses were built with flat roofs. The roof was used for drying things such as flax and fruit. And it was used as an extra room, as a place for worship, and as a cool place to sleep in the summer.
Proverbs 21:9
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Proverbs 21:9
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9 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(A)
Proverbs 21:19
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Proverbs 21:19
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19 It is better to live alone in the desert
than with a quarreling and complaining wife.
Proverbs 21:19
New International Version
Proverbs 21:19
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19 Better to live in a desert
than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.(A)
Proverbs 25:24
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Proverbs 25:24
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24 It is better to live in a corner on the roof[a]
than inside the house with a quarreling wife.
Footnotes
- 25:24 roof In Bible times houses were built with flat roofs. The roof was used for drying things such as flax and fruit. And it was used as an extra room, as a place for worship, and as a cool place to sleep in the summer.
Proverbs 25:24
New International Version
Proverbs 25:24
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24 Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.(A)
Proverbs 27:15-16
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Proverbs 27:15-16
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15 A quarreling wife is as bothersome
as a continual dripping on a rainy day.
16 Stopping her is like stopping the wind
or trying to grab oil in your hand.
Proverbs 27:15-16
New International Version
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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