9Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 21:9
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 9
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Betterט֗וֹבH2896Adjective - masculine singularto liveלָשֶׁ֥בֶתH3427Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructonעַל־H5921Prepositiona cornerפִּנַּת־H6438Noun - feminine singular constructof the roofגָּ֑גH1406Noun - masculine singularthan to shareחָֽבֶר׃H2267Noun - masculine singulara houseוּבֵ֥יתH1004Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructwith a quarrelsomeמִ֝דְיָנִ֗יםH4079Noun - masculine pluralwifeמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתH802Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct