Proverbs 19:13
Expanded Bible
13 A foolish ·child [son] ·brings [is a] disaster to a father,
and a ·quarreling [contentious] wife is like ·dripping water [constant dripping].
Proverbs 19:13
Amplified Bible
13
A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,
And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].
Proverbs 21:9
Expanded Bible
9 It is better to live in a corner on the roof [C living space in biblical times]
than inside the house with a ·quarreling [contentious] wife.
Proverbs 21:9
Amplified Bible
9
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
Proverbs 21:19
Expanded Bible
19 It is better to live ·alone in the desert [in a desolate land]
than with a ·quarreling [contentious] and ·complaining [angry] wife.
Proverbs 21:19
Amplified Bible
19
It is better to dwell in a desert land
Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.
Proverbs 25:24
Expanded Bible
24 It is better to live in a corner on the roof [21:9]
than inside the house with a ·quarreling [contentious] wife.
Proverbs 25:24
Amplified Bible
24
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.(A)
Proverbs 27:15-16
Expanded Bible
15 A ·quarreling [contentious] wife is as bothersome
as a continual dripping on a rainy day.
16 ·Stopping [Controlling; Restraining] her is like ·stopping [controlling; restraining] the wind
or trying to grab oil in your hand.
Proverbs 27:15-16
Amplified Bible
15
A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;(A)
16
Whoever attempts to restrain her [criticism] might as well try to stop the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
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