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Proverbs 21:19

It is better to live in the desert 1 than with a quarreling and angry wife. 1

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In The King James Version

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

In Context

18A wicked person is ransom for the righteous person, 1 and the treacherous person is ransom for upright people. 1

20Desirable treasure and oil are kept in the dwelling of the wise, 1 but a foolish person swallows it all up. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 55:6I said, “Oh, if only I had wings like a dove! 1 Then would I fly away and be at rest. 1

Proverbs 21:9It is better to live on a corner of the roof 1 than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. 1

Proverbs 30:23a hated woman when she marries; 1 and a maid when she takes the place of her mistress. 1

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 →

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