Proverbs 21:9 meaning and explanation
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 21:9, Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 21:9 is a saying from Israel's wisdom tradition, addressed to a son being taught how to live well. The picture is vivid: a flat roof with a small corner shelter was a humble, exposed place, yet the proverb calls it preferable to a comfortable house shared with a wife who quarrels constantly.
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