13 A (A)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the (B)quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.

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13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father;
And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

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It is better to live on a corner of a roof
Than [a]in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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  1. Proverbs 21:9 Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,
Than with a contentious woman in [a]a wide house.

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  1. Proverbs 21:9 Or, a house in common. Hebrew a house of society.

19 (A)It is better to live in a desert land
Than with a contentious and irritating woman.

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19 It is better to dwell in a desert land,
Than with [a]a contentious and fretful woman.

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  1. Proverbs 21:19 Or, a contentious woman and vexation

24 It is (A)better to live on a corner of the roof,
Than [a]in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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  1. Proverbs 25:24 Lit with a woman of contentions and a house of association

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,
Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

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15 A (A)constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious woman are alike;
16 He who would [a]restrain her [b]restrains the wind,
And [c]grasps oil with his right hand.

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  1. Proverbs 27:16 Lit hide(s)
  2. Proverbs 27:16 Lit hide(s)
  3. Proverbs 27:16 Lit encounters

15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike:
16 He that would [a]restrain her [b]restraineth the wind;
And [c]his right hand encountereth oil.

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  1. Proverbs 27:16 Hebrew hide.
  2. Proverbs 27:16 Hebrew hideth.
  3. Proverbs 27:16 Or, the oil of his right hand betrayeth itself