19It is better to dwell in a desert land. than with a contentious and irritable woman.


In Context

16 The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.

17 He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous man in the stead of the upright.

19 It is better to dwell in a desert land. than with a contentious and irritable woman.

20 There is costly store and oil in the dwelling of a wise man; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.

21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

Proverbs 21:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:19[It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:19Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:19It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:19It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:19It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:19It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:19Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than with a woman of contentions and anger.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.