Verse Comparison: Proverbs 21:9

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American Standard Version
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

Amplified® Bible
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop [on the flat oriental roof, exposed to all kinds of weather] than in a house shared with a nagging, quarrelsome, {and} faultfinding woman.

Darby English Version
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.

King James Version
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Revised Standard Version
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious woman.

Young's Literal Translation
Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than `with' a woman of contentions and a house of company.

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