It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
than to share a house with a contentious woman.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 21:9 in context
Proverbs 21:6–12
6
Getting treasures by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
7
The violence of the wicked will drive them away,
because they refuse to do what is right.
8
The way of the guilty is devious,
but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9
Selected verse
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
than to share a house with a contentious woman.
10
The soul of the wicked desires evil;
his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
11
When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom.
When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
12
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked,
and brings the wicked to ruin.
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