9Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.


In Context

6 The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

7 The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

8 Froward is the way of a man who is vile, And the pure — upright is his work.

9 Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.

10 The soul of the wicked hath desired evil, Not gracious in his eyes is his neighbour.

11 When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise, And in giving understanding to the wise He receiveth knowledge.

Proverbs 21:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:9[It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:9Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:9It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling women, and in a common house.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:9It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:9It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:9It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:9It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.