Proverbs 25:24

24 It is ¹better to live in a corner of the roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

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 you will heap burning coals on his head, And the LORD will reward you.

23 The north wind brings forth rain, And a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.

24 It is better to live in a corner of the roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

25 Like cold water to a weary soul, So is good news from a distant land.

26 Like a trampled spring and a polluted well Is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 21:9

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "with a woman of contentions and a house of association"