24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
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It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. …
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 24)This is the same with what he had said, Prov. 21:9. Observe, 1. How those are to be pitied that are unequally yoked, especially with such as are brawling and contentious, whether husband or wife; for it is equally true of both. It is better to be alone than to be joined to one who, instead of being a meet-help, is a great hindrance to the comfort of life. 2. How those may sometimes be envied that…
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