24Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.


In Context

21 If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

22 For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.

23 A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue — indignant faces.

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

25 As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.

26 A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, Is the righteous falling before the wicked.

Proverbs 25:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:24[It is] better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:24Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:24It is better to sit m a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:24It 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

25:24It 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

25:24It is better to dwell in the comer of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:24It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:24It 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

25:24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.