American Standard Version
Proverbs 25:24
24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 25:24 in other versions
- 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.
- New International Version (NIV)Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
- New King James Version (NKJV)It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Context of Proverbs 25:24
22For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee. 23The north wind bringeth forth rain; So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house. 25Ascold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country. 26Asa troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So isa righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
Read all of Proverbs 25Proverbs 25:24 word by word
ט֗וֹב שֶׁ֥בֶת עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּ֑ג מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים וּבֵ֥ית חָֽבֶר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 25:24
- Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
- Proverbs 21:9It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
- Proverbs 27:15A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
Commentaries on Proverbs 25:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24It is better to dwell in a corner - See the note on Proverbs 21:9; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Compare the Proverbs 21:9 note.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24Verse 24 It is better to be alone, than to be joined to one who is a hinderance to the comfort of life.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24This proverb appears again in Proverbs 21:9.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. (Compare Pr 21:9, 19).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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