Proverbs 25:24
It is better to dwell in the corner of the gag (roof), 1 than in a bais shared with a quarrelsome isha. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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
25As cold mayim to a weary nefesh, 1 so is good news from a far country. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 19:13A ben kesil is the calamity of aviv (his father), 1 and the contentions of an isha are a constant dripping. + 19:13 i.e., an irritant 1
Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in eretz midbar, 1 than with a quarrelsome and an angry isha. 1
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 →