Proverbs 25:24
It is better to sit in a corner vpon the house toppe, then with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
In Context
23The northwinde dryueth away the rayne: euen so doth an angry countenaunce a backbiters tongue.
25Good newes from a straunge countrey, are as colde water to a thirstie soule.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:13An vndiscrete sonne is the heauinesse of his father, and a brawlyng wyfe is like the toppe of an house wherthrough it is euer dropping.
Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in the wyldernesse, then with a chydyng and an angrye woman.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:24
Miscellaneous Maxims. 23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. Here see, 1. How we must discourage sin and witness against it, and particularly the sin of slandering and backbiting; we must frown upon it, and, by giving it an angry countenance, endeavour to put it out of countenance. Slanders would not be so readily spoken as they are if they were not readily heard; but good manners would silence the slanderer if he saw that his tales displeased the company. We should… Read the whole commentary →