Proverbs 19:13
Revised Standard Version
13 A foolish son is ruin to his father,
and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
Proverbs 21:9
Revised Standard Version
9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 21:19
Revised Standard Version
19 It is better to live in a desert land
than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Proverbs 25:24
Revised Standard Version
24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 27:15-16
Revised Standard Version
15 A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a contentious woman are alike;
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind[a]
or to grasp oil in one’s right hand.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:16 Heb obscure
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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