Proverbs 25:24

²⁴ Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

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Proverbs 21:8–10

⁸ The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright. ⁹ Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife. ¹⁰ The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

Proverbs 21:18–20

¹⁸ The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright. ¹⁹ Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife. ²⁰ Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

Sirach 25:15–17

¹⁵ There is no venom worse than a snake’s venom. There is no wrath worse than an enemy’s wrath. (WEB) ¹⁶ I would rather dwell with a lion and a dragon than keep house with a wicked woman. (WEB) ¹⁷ The wickedness of a woman changes her appearance, and darkens her countenance like th… (WEB)

Proverbs 17:1–2

¹ Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife. ² A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

Sirach 29:21–23

²¹ The essentials of life are water, bread, a garment, and a house for privacy. (WEB) ²² Better is the life of a poor man under a shelter of logs than sumptuous fare in another man’s house. (WEB) ²³ With little or with much, be well satisfied. (WEB)

Proverbs 27:14–16

¹⁴ If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse. ¹⁵ A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike— ¹⁶ restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.

Sirach 36:24–26

²⁴ He who gets a wife gets his richest treasure, a help meet for him and a pillar of support. (WEB) ²⁵ Where no hedge is, the property will be plundered. He who has no wife will mourn as he wanders. (WEB) ²⁶ For who would trust a nimble robber who skips from city to city? Even so,… (WEB)

Proverbs 19:12–14

¹² A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass. ¹³ A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping. ¹⁴ Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

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