Proverbs 21:9,19
Proverbs 21:9 The Message (MSG)
Better to live alone in a tumbledown shack than share a mansion with a nagging spouse.
Proverbs 21:19 The Message (MSG)
Better to live in a tent in the wild than with a cross and petulant spouse.
Proverbs 21:9 King James Version (KJV)
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 21:19 King James Version (KJV)
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Proverbs 21:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
It is better to live in a corner of a roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 21:19 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
It is better to live in a desert land Than with a contentious and vexing woman.
Proverbs 21:9 New Century Version (NCV)
It is better to live in a corner on the roof than inside the house with a quarreling wife.
Proverbs 21:19 New Century Version (NCV)
It is better to live alone in the desert than with a quarreling and complaining wife.
Proverbs 21:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 21:19 American Standard Version (ASV)
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Proverbs 21:9 New International Version (NIV)
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 21:19 New International Version (NIV)
Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.
Proverbs 21:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 21:19 New King James Version (NKJV)
Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.
Proverbs 21:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather] Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.
Proverbs 21:19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
It is better to dwell in a desert land Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.
Proverbs 21:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
Proverbs 21:19 New Living Translation (NLT)
It’s better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.
Proverbs 21:9 The Passion Translation (TPT)
It’s better to live all alone in a rickety shack than to share a castle with a crabby spouse!
Proverbs 21:19 The Passion Translation (TPT)
It’s better to live in a hut in the wilderness than with a crabby, scolding spouse!