Proverbs
Proverbs 21:9
9Better to live on a corner of the roof
than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better | ט֗וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| to live | לָשֶׁ֥בֶת | lā·še·ḇeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| a corner | פִּנַּת־ | pin·naṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6438 corner |
| of the roof | גָּ֑ג | gāḡ | Noun - masculine singular | H1406 roof, top |
| than to share | חָֽבֶר׃ | ḥā·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H2267 company, association, spell |
| a house | וּבֵ֥ית | ū·ḇêṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| with a quarrelsome | מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים | miḏ·yā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4079 strife, contention |
| wife | מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת | 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 21:19 · Proverbs 19:13 · Proverbs 27:15–16 · Proverbs 25:24 · Proverbs 12:4 · Proverbs 17:1 · Proverbs 15:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.