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13 A foolish child is a ruin to his father,
    and the quarreling of a woman[a] is a continuous dripping.

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  1. Proverbs 19:13 Or “wife”

13 (A)A foolish son is the ruin of his father,
(B)And the contentions of a wife are a continual [a]dripping.

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  1. Proverbs 19:13 Irritation

Better to dwell on the corner of a roof
    than to share a house with a woman[a] of contention.

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  1. Proverbs 21:9 Or “wife”

Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
Than in a house shared with (A)a contentious woman.

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19 Better to live in a land of wilderness
    than with a wife of quarrels and provocation.

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19 Better to dwell [a]in the wilderness,
Than with a contentious and angry woman.

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  1. Proverbs 21:19 Lit. in the land of the desert

24 Better to live upon the corner of a roof
    than with a woman[a] of contention and in a shared house.

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  1. Proverbs 25:24 Or “wife”

24 (A)It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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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].

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  1. Proverbs 27:15 Or “wife”
  2. Proverbs 27:16 Or “breath, or “spirit”
  3. Proverbs 27:16 Or “fat”

15 A (A)continual dripping on a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike;
16 Whoever [a]restrains her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.

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  1. Proverbs 27:16 Lit. hides