Proverbs 19:13
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13 A stupid child is ruin to a father,
and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.(A)
Proverbs 19:13
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13 A foolish son is ruin to his father,
and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.
Proverbs 21:9
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9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a contentious wife.(A)
Proverbs 21:9
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9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 21:19
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19 It is better to live in a desert land
than with a contentious and fretful wife.
Proverbs 21:19
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19 It is better to live in a desert land
than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Proverbs 25:24
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24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a contentious wife.(A)
Proverbs 25:24
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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
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15 A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a contentious wife are alike;(A)
16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind
or to grasp oil in the right hand.[a]
Footnotes
- 27.16 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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
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