Proverbs 25:24

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American King James Version (AKJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

Webster's Revision

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

World English Bible

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.

English Revised Version (ERV)

It is better to dwell in the comer of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

Clarke's Proverbs 25:24 Bible Commentary

It is better to dwell in a corner - See the note on Proverbs 21:9 (note).

Barnes's Proverbs 25:24 Bible Commentary

Compare the Proverbs 21:9 note.