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

17Those who love pleasure become poor; those who love wine and luxury will never be rich. 18The wicked are punished in place of the godly, and traitors in place of the honest. It’s better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife. 20The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get. 21Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love 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’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
• Psalms 55:6Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest!
• Psalms 120:5How I suffer in far-off Meshech. It pains me to live in distant Kedar.
• Jeremiah 9:2Oh, that I could go away and forget my people and live in a travelers’ shack in the desert. For they are all adulterers— a pack of treacherous liars.

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