Proverbs 25:24

It is better to live on a corner of the roof 1 than in a house shared with a quarreling wife. 1

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

In Context

23As surely as the north wind brings rain, 1 so a tongue that tells secrets will result in angry faces. 1

25Like cold waters to one who is thirsty, 1 so is good news from a far country. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 19:13A foolish son is ruin to his father 1 and a quarreling wife is a constant dripping of water. 1

Proverbs 21:19It is better to live in the desert 1 than with a quarreling and angry wife. 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 →

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