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19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Proverbs 21:19

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 19)

Note, 1. Unbridled passions embitter and spoil the comfort of all relations. A peevish angry wife makes her husband’s life uneasy, to whom she should be a comfort and a meet help. Those cannot dwell in peace and happiness that cannot dwell in peace and love. Even those that are one flesh, if they be not withal one spirit, have no joy of their union. 2. It is better to have no company than bad comp...

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