Proverbs 21:9 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 21:9 MSG (The Message)
Better to live alone in a tumbledown shack than share a mansion with a nagging spouse.
Proverbs 21:9 KJV (King James Version)
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 21:9 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
It is better to live in a corner of a roof Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 21:9 NCV (New Century Version)
It is better to live in a corner on the roof than inside the house with a quarreling wife.
Proverbs 21:9 ASV (American Standard Version)
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Proverbs 21:9 NIV (New International Version)
Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 21:9 NKJV (New King James Version)
Better to dwell in a corner of a housetop, Than in a house shared with a contentious woman.
Proverbs 21:9 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.
Proverbs 21:9 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 21:9 TPT (The Passion Translation)
It’s better to live all alone in a rickety shack than to share a castle with a crabby spouse!
Proverbs 21:9 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.