Proverbs 25:24

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

Proverbs 25:24 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 25:24

[It is] better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than
with a brawling woman and in a wide house.] (See Gill on Proverbs 21:9).

Proverbs 25:24 In-Context

22 For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.

23 The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

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

25 [As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.

26 [As] a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, [So is] a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.