Proverbs
Proverbs 21:19
19Better to live in the desert
than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better | ט֗וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| to live | שֶׁ֥בֶת | še·ḇeṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in the desert | בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ | bə·’e·reṣ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| than with a contentious | מְדוֹנִים | mə·ḏō·nīm | Noun - masculine plural | H4066 strife, contention |
| and ill-tempered | וָכָֽעַס׃ | wā·ḵā·‘as | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3708 vexation, anger |
| wife | מֵאֵ֖שֶׁת | mê·’ê·šeṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 21:9 · Psalm 55:6–7 · Psalm 120:5–6 · Jeremiah 9:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.