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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.
• New Living Translation (NLT)It’s better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.

Context of Proverbs 21:19

17Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. 18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright. It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman. 20Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it. 21Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.

Proverbs 21:19 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• betterטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• to dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• in the wildernessאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• than with a contentiousמָדוֹןmâdôn · strifeH4066
• than with a contentiousמִדְיָןmidyân · contentionH4079
• and an angryכַּ֫עַסka‛as ka‛aώ · vexationH3708
• womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802

Cross-references for Proverbs 21:19

• Proverbs 21:9It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
• Psalms 55:6And I say, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest;
• Psalms 120:5Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
• Jeremiah 9:2Oh that I had in the desert a travelers' lodging place, that I might leave my people and go away from them! For they are all adulterers, a company of treacherous men.

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