Verse Comparison: Proverbs 25:24
American Standard Version
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Amplified® Bible
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a disagreeing, quarrelsome, {and} scolding woman.
Contemporary English Version
It's better to stay outside on the roof of your house than to live inside with a nagging wife.
Darby English Version
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
Good News Bible
Better to live on the roof than share the house with a nagging wife.
King James Version
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
New American Standard Bible
It is better to live in a corner of the roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
New International Version
Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
New King James Version
It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop,
Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
One would find it preferable to live in a corner of the roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Revised Standard Version
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Young's Literal Translation
Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than `with' a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
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