19 Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 21:19
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Justice, Righteousness, Pride, Diligence, and the Limits of Human Strength
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over kings and hearts, to justice over sacrifice, to diligence and dishonest gain, to household conflict and wicked desire, to mercy and justice, to speech, generosity, false witness, and finally to the LORD's supremacy over every human plan and battle.
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Verse 19
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Better ט֗וֹב H2896 Adjective - masculine singular to live שֶׁ֥בֶת H3427 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct in the desert בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct . . . מִדְבָּ֑ר H4057 Noun - masculine singular than with a contentious מְדוֹנִים H4066 Noun - masculine plural and ill-tempered וָכָֽעַס׃ H3708 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular wife מֵאֵ֖שֶׁת H802 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct