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Complete Jewish Bible
Proverbs 21:19
It is better to live in the desert than with a nagging, irritable wife.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Better to live in a wildernessthan with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.
Better to live in a wildernessthan with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.
Hebrew Names Version
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
King James Version
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
English Standard Version
It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
New American Standard Bible
It is better to live in a desert land Than with a contentious and irritating woman.
It is better to live in a desert land Than with a contentious and irritating woman.
New Century Version
It is better to live alone in the desert than with a quarreling and complaining wife.
It is better to live alone in the desert than with a quarreling and complaining wife.
Amplified Bible
It is better to dwell in a desert land Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.
It is better to dwell in a desert land Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.
World English Bible
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Geneva Bible (1587)
It is better to dwell in the wildernesse, then with a contentious and angry woman.
It is better to dwell in the wildernesse, then with a contentious and angry woman.
Legacy Standard Bible
It is better to live in a desert landThan with a contentious and vexing woman.
It is better to live in a desert landThan with a contentious and vexing woman.
Berean Standard Bible
Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
Contemporary English Version
It's better out in the desert than at home with a nagging, complaining wife.
It's better out in the desert than at home with a nagging, complaining wife.
Darby Translation
It is better to dwell in a desert land. than with a contentious and irritable woman.
It is better to dwell in a desert land. than with a contentious and irritable woman.
Easy-to-Read Version
It is better to live alone in the desert than with a quick-tempered wife who loves to argue.
It is better to live alone in the desert than with a quick-tempered wife who loves to argue.
George Lamsa Translation
It is better to dwell in the wilderness than with a quarrelsome and an angry wife.
It is better to dwell in the wilderness than with a quarrelsome and an angry wife.
Good News Translation
Better to live out in the desert than with a nagging, complaining wife.
Better to live out in the desert than with a nagging, complaining wife.
Lexham English Bible
Better to live in a land of wilderness than with a wife of quarrels and provocation.
Better to live in a land of wilderness than with a wife of quarrels and provocation.
Literal Translation
It is better to live in a land of the wilderness than with a woman of strivings and anger.
It is better to live in a land of the wilderness than with a woman of strivings and anger.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
It is better to dwell in a wyldernesse, the with a chydinge and an angrie woman.
It is better to dwell in a wyldernesse, the with a chydinge and an angrie woman.
American Standard Version
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Bible in Basic English
It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
King James Version (1611)
It is better to dwell in the wildernesse, then with a contentious and an angry woman.
It is better to dwell in the wildernesse, then with a contentious and an angry woman.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
It is better to dwell in the wyldernesse, then with a chydyng and an angrye woman.
It is better to dwell in the wyldernesse, then with a chydyng and an angrye woman.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
It is better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome and talkative and passionate woman.
It is better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome and talkative and passionate woman.
English Revised Version
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
It is betere to dwelle in a desert lond, than with a womman ful of chidyng, and wrathful.
It is betere to dwelle in a desert lond, than with a womman ful of chidyng, and wrathful.
Update Bible Version
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Webster's Bible Translation
[It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
[It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
New English Translation
It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked woman.
It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked woman.
New King James Version
Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.
Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.
New Living Translation
It's better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.
It's better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.
New Life Bible
It is better to live in a desert land than with a woman who argues and causes trouble.
It is better to live in a desert land than with a woman who argues and causes trouble.
New Revised Standard
It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful wife.
It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful wife.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Better to dwell in a desert land, than with a woman, quarrelsome and provoking.
Better to dwell in a desert land, than with a woman, quarrelsome and provoking.
Douay-Rheims Bible
It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman.
It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate woman.
Revised Standard Version
It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful woman.
It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Young's Literal Translation
Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than [with] a woman of contentions and anger.
Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than [with] a woman of contentions and anger.
THE MESSAGE
Better to live in a tent in the wild than with a cross and petulant spouse.
Better to live in a tent in the wild than with a cross and petulant spouse.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
It is better to live in a desert land Than with a contentious and vexing woman.
It is better to live in a desert land Than with a contentious and vexing woman.
Contextual Overview
19 It is better to live in the desert than with a nagging, irritable wife.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
better: Proverbs 21:9, Psalms 55:6, Psalms 55:7, Psalms 120:5, Psalms 120:6, Jeremiah 9:2
wilderness: Heb. land of the desert
Reciprocal: Proverbs 9:13 - General Proverbs 12:4 - she Proverbs 14:1 - the foolish Proverbs 15:17 - General Proverbs 17:1 - with Proverbs 19:13 - the contentions Proverbs 25:24 - General Proverbs 27:15 - A continual Proverbs 30:23 - an odious Matthew 19:10 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 21:5
(v) Avraham was one hundred years old when his son Yitz'chak [laughter] was born to him.
(v) Avraham was one hundred years old when his son Yitz'chak [laughter] was born to him.
Genesis 21:6
Sarah said, "God has given me good reason to laugh; now everyone who hears about it will laugh with me."
Sarah said, "God has given me good reason to laugh; now everyone who hears about it will laugh with me."
Genesis 21:16
and went and sat down, looking the other way, about a bow-shot's distance from him; because she said, "I can't bear to watch my child die." So she sat there, looking the other way, crying out and weeping.
and went and sat down, looking the other way, about a bow-shot's distance from him; because she said, "I can't bear to watch my child die." So she sat there, looking the other way, crying out and weeping.
Genesis 21:17
God heard the boy's voice, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What's wrong with you, Hagar? Don't be afraid, because God has heard the voice of the boy in his present situation.
God heard the boy's voice, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What's wrong with you, Hagar? Don't be afraid, because God has heard the voice of the boy in his present situation.
Genesis 21:20
God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the desert and became an archer.
God was with the boy, and he grew. He lived in the desert and became an archer.
Genesis 21:31
This is why that place was called Be'er-Sheva [well of seven, well of an oath] — because they both swore an oath there.
This is why that place was called Be'er-Sheva [well of seven, well of an oath] — because they both swore an oath there.
Numbers 22:31
Then Adonai opened Bil‘am's eyes, so that he could see the angel of Adonai standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand, and he bowed his head and fell on his face.
Then Adonai opened Bil‘am's eyes, so that he could see the angel of Adonai standing in the way with his drawn sword in his hand, and he bowed his head and fell on his face.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
[It is] better to dwell in the wilderness,.... Where persons live without shelter, and are not only exposed to storms and tempests, but to beasts of prey; where is want of the necessaries of life, and no society; where no "speech" is, as the word e for wilderness may signify; yet it is better to dwell in such a place, where no human voice is heard,
than with a contentious and an angry woman; that is always brawling and scolding, ever in a quarrelsome and angry disposition, and provoking to anger all about her; :-. In a mystical sense, it is better to be with the church in the wilderness, Revelation 12:14; than with the furious, bloodthirsty, and persecuting church of Rome, in all its worldly glory and splendour.
e מדבר "a" דבר "loqui".
