Proverbs 21:19

Proverbs 21:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
• New International Version (NIV)Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.
• English Standard Version (ESV)It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.

Context of Proverbs 21:19

17He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich. 18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright. Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife. 20Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them. 21He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.

Proverbs 21:19 word by word

ט֗וֹב שֶׁ֥בֶת בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִדְבָּ֑ר מֵאֵ֖שֶׁת מִדְיָנִ֣ים וָכָֽעַס׃Read the interlinear

• Betterטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• to liveיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the desertאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• in the desertמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• than with a contentiousמָדוֹןmâdôn · strifeH4066
• and ill-temperedכַּ֫עַסka‛as ka‛aώ · vexationH3708
• wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802

Cross-references for Proverbs 21:19

• Proverbs 21:9Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
• Psalms 55:6I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
• Psalms 120:5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
• Jeremiah 9:2If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people.

Commentaries on Proverbs 21:19

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19Verse 19 Unbridled passions spoil the comfort of all relations.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19Better to live in the desert: Compare Proverbs 21:9; 25:24.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. (Compare Pr 21:9). wilderness--pasture, though uninhabitable ground (Psa 65:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 21:19

• Family
• Marriage
• Strife
• Wife
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Mind
• Ponder
• Toss
• Fret, Fretting
• Proverb
• Proverbs, the Book of

Commentaries on Proverbs 21

• 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