Proverbs 25:24

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house 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 coals of fire on his head, And Yahweh will reward you.

23 The north wind brings forth rain: So a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.

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

25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.

26 Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, So is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.