Proverbs 21:19
19 Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.
Other Translations of Proverbs 21:19
King James Version
19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
English Standard Version
19 It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
The Message
19 Better to live in a tent in the wild than with a cross and petulant spouse.
New King James Version
19 Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.
New Living Translation
19 It's better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 21:19
Commentary on Proverbs 21:19
(Read Proverbs 21:19)
Unbridled passions spoil the comfort of all relations.