Verse Comparison: Proverbs 21:19
American Standard Version
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Amplified® Bible
It is better to dwell in a desert land than with a contentious woman and with vexation.
Contemporary English Version
It's better out in the desert than at home with a nagging, complaining wife.
Darby English Version
It is better to dwell in a desert land. than with a contentious and irritable woman.
Good News Bible
Better to live out in the desert than with a nagging, complaining wife.
King James Version
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
New American Standard Bible
It is better to live in a desert land Than with a contentious and vexing woman.
New International Version
Better to live in a desert
than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.
New King James Version
Better to dwell in the wilderness,
Than with a contentious and angry woman.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
One would find it preferable to live in a desert land Than with a contentious and vexing woman.
Revised Standard Version
It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Young's Literal Translation
Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than `with' a woman of contentions and anger.