Proverbs 25:24

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.

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.

Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB: Bedre å bo i et hjørne på taket enn med trettekjær kvinne i felles hus.
OTB: Bedre å bo på et hjørne av taket enn å dele hus med en kranglete kvinne.
B1930: Bedre å bo i et hjørne på taket enn med trettekjær kvinne i felles hus.

BSB: Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
KJV: It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
WEB: It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
ASV: It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
DARBY: It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
BLB: Better to sit on the corner of roof, than with a wife of quarrels and a house of company.

Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
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Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
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Proverbs 27:15–16
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
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Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
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