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Proverbs 19:13
New Century Version
Proverbs 19:13
New Century Version
13 A foolish child brings disaster to a father,
and a quarreling wife is like dripping water.
Proverbs 21:9
New Century Version
Proverbs 21:9
New Century Version
9 It is better to live in a corner on the roof[a]
than inside the house with a quarreling wife.
Footnotes
- 21:9 roof In Bible times houses were built with flat roofs. The roof was used for drying things such as flax and fruit. And it was used as an extra room, as a place for worship, and as a cool place to sleep in the summer.
Proverbs 21:19
New Century Version
Proverbs 21:19
New Century Version
19 It is better to live alone in the desert
than with a quarreling and complaining wife.
Proverbs 25:24
New Century Version
Proverbs 25:24
New Century Version
24 It is better to live in a corner on the roof[a]
than inside the house with a quarreling wife.
Footnotes
- 25:24 roof In Bible times houses were built with flat roofs. The roof was used for drying things such as flax and fruit. And it was used as an extra room, as a place for worship, and as a cool place to sleep in the summer.
Proverbs 27:15-16
New Century Version
Proverbs 27:15-16
New Century Version
15 A quarreling wife is as bothersome
as a continual dripping on a rainy day.
16 Stopping her is like stopping the wind
or trying to grab oil in your hand.
New Century Version (NCV) 
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