Proverbs 19:13
Modern English Version
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father,
and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping of water.
Proverbs 19:13
Lexham English Bible
13 A foolish child is a ruin to his father,
and the quarreling of a woman[a] is a continuous dripping.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:13 Or “wife”
Proverbs 21:9
Modern English 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
Lexham English Bible
9 Better to dwell on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a woman[a] of contention.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:9 Or “wife”
Proverbs 21:19
Modern English Version
19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness
than with a contentious and angry woman.
Proverbs 21:19
Lexham English Bible
19 Better to live in a land of wilderness
than with a wife of quarrels and provocation.
Proverbs 25:24
Modern English Version
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 25:24
Lexham English Bible
24 Better to live upon the corner of a roof
than with a woman[a] of contention and in a shared house.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:24 Or “wife”
Proverbs 27:15-16
Modern English Version
15 A continual dripping on a very rainy day
and a contentious woman are alike;
16 whoever restrains her restrains the wind,
and grasps oil in his right hand.
Proverbs 27:15-16
Lexham English Bible
15 Dripping constantly on a day of heavy rain
and a woman[a] of contention are alike.
16 In restraining her, he restrains wind,[b]
and his right hand will grasp oil[c].
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:15 Or “wife”
- Proverbs 27:16 Or “breath, or “spirit”
- Proverbs 27:16 Or “fat”
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