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Proverbs 21:19
Proverbs 21:19 is verse 19 of Proverbs chapter 21, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
King James Version
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
World English Bible
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
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Proverbs 21:17–21 · Berean Standard Bible
17 He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
19 Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
20 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
21 He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 21:9Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Psalms 55:6I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
Psalms 55:7How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah
Psalms 120:5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
Psalms 120:6Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.
Jeremiah 9:2If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people.