Proverbs 19:13
World English Bible
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father.
A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
Proverbs 19:13
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 21:9
World English Bible
9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
than to share a house with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 21:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.(A)
Proverbs 21:19
World English Bible
19 It is better to dwell in a desert land,
than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Proverbs 21:19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
19 Better to live in a wilderness
than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.(A)
Proverbs 25:24
World English Bible
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
than to share a house with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 25:24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
24 Better to live on the corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.(A)
Proverbs 27:15-16
World English Bible
15 A continual dropping on a rainy day
and a contentious wife are alike:
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind,
or like grasping oil in his right hand.
Proverbs 27:15-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
15 An endless dripping on a rainy day
and a nagging wife are alike.(A)
16 The one who controls her controls the wind
and grasps oil with his right hand.
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