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Proverbs 21:9
Revised Standard Version
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 21:9
American Standard Version
Proverbs 21:9
American Standard Version
9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,
Than with a contentious woman in [a]a wide house.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:9 Or, a house in common. Hebrew a house of society.
Proverbs 21:19
Revised Standard Version
Proverbs 21:19
Revised Standard Version
19 It is better to live in a desert land
than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Proverbs 21:19
American Standard Version
Proverbs 21:19
American Standard Version
19 It is better to dwell in a desert land,
Than with [a]a contentious and fretful woman.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:19 Or, a contentious woman and vexation
Revised Standard Version (RSV)
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