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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
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.

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