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


In Context

16 A man who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company of the dead.

17 He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich.

18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.

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

20 In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.

21 He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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