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Proverbs 21:9

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9tIt is better to dwell in a ucorner of the housetop,

tThan with †a brawling woman in †a wide house.

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Footnotes

  1. tch. 25:24. So ver. 19. ch. 19:13. & 27:15.
  2. uSee rather 2 Chr. 26:15.
  3. tch. 25:24. So ver. 19. ch. 19:13. & 27:15.
  4. †Heb. a woman of contentions. ver. 19.
  5. †Heb. a house of x society.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop

than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Better to live on a corner of the roof

than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

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CSBChristian Standard Bible

Better to live on the corner of a roof

than to share a house with a nagging wife.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic

than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.

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LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Better to dwell on the corner of a roof

than to share a house with a woman of contention.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press