Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in the wyldernesse, then with a chydyng and an angrye woman.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
In Context
18The vngodly shalbe a raunsome for the righteous: and the wicked for the iust.
20In a wise mans house there is a great treasure and oyle: but a foolishe body spendeth vp all.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:9It is better to dwel in a corner on the house toppe, then with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 30:23A spiteful woman when she is maried, and an handmayde that is heire to her maistresse.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:19
18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. This intimates, 1. What should be done by the justice of men: The wicked, that are the troublers of a land, ought to be punished, for the preventing and turning away of those national judgments which otherwise will be inflicted and in which even the righteous are many times involved. Thus when Achan was stoned he was a ransom for the camp of righteous Israel; and the seven sons of Saul, when they were hanged, were a ransom for… Read the whole commentary →