Proverbs 25:24

"It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house."

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All Translations

BBE BBE

It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

DBY DBY

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.

KJV King James Version

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

WBT WBT

It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

WEB WEB

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman.

YLT YLT

Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than `with' a woman of contentions, and a house of company.