Proverbs 25:24
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
American King James Version (AKJV)
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
American Standard Version (ASV)
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
Webster's Revision
It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
World English Bible
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
English Revised Version (ERV)
It is better to dwell in the comer of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Clarke's Proverbs 25:24 Bible Commentary
It is better to dwell in a corner - See the note on Proverbs 21:9 (note).
Barnes's Proverbs 25:24 Bible Commentary
Compare the Proverbs 21:9 note.
