Proverbs 25:24 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 25:24 NIV (New International Version)
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 25:24 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 25:24 NLT (New Living Translation)
It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.
Proverbs 25:24 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.
Proverbs 25:24 KJV (King James Version)
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Proverbs 25:24 NKJV (New King James Version)
It is better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 25:24 MSG (The Message)
Better to live alone in a tumbledown shack than share a mansion with a nagging spouse.
Proverbs 25:24 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
It is better to live on a corner of the roof, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 25:24 AMP (Amplified Bible)
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather] Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman. [Prov 21:9]
Proverbs 25:24 NET (New English Translation)
It is better to live on a corner of the housetop than in a house in company with a quarrelsome wife.