Proverbs 25:24
Better to dwell on the corner of the roof, than a quarrelsome wife, and a house in common.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
23A north wind, bringeth forth rain, and, a face stirred with indignation, a secretive tongue.
25As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is a good report from a far country.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:13Engulfing ruin to his father, is a son that is a dullard,—and, a continuous dripping, are the contentions of a wife.
Proverbs 21:19Better to dwell in a desert land, than with a woman, quarrelsome and provoking.
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 →