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 19:13
Common English Bible
13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father;
a contentious wife is like constant dripping.
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 21:9
Common English Bible
9 Better to live on the edge of a roof
than with a contentious woman in a large house.
Proverbs 21:19
Lexham English Bible
19 Better to live in a land of wilderness
than with a wife of quarrels and provocation.
Proverbs 21:19
Common English Bible
19 Better to live in a wilderness
than in a house with a contentious and angry woman.
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 25:24
Common English Bible
24 Better to live on the edge of a roof
than to share a house with a contentious woman.
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”
Proverbs 27:15-16
Common English Bible
15 The constant dripping on a rainy day
and a contentious woman are alike;
16 anyone who can control her
can control the wind
or pick up oil in his hand.
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