Proverbs 25:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.”
Proverbs 25:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 25:24 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 25:24 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 25:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.”
Proverbs 25:24 — World English Bible
Proverbs 25:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house. ”
Proverbs 25:24 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 25:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than <FI>with<Fi> a woman of contentions, and a house of company.”
Proverbs 25:24 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 25:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common. ”
Proverbs 25:24 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 25:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top, then with a contentious woman in a wide house.”
Proverbs 25:24 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 25:24 in Context — Proverbs 25
22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
What Does Proverbs 25:24 Mean?
Proverbs 25:24 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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