Proverbs 21:9 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
American Standard Version (ASV)
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
World English Bible (WEB)
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than to share a house with a contentious woman.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than `with' a woman of contentions and a house of company.
| It is better | ט֗וֹב | ṭôb | tove |
| to dwell | לָשֶׁ֥בֶת | lāšebet | la-SHEH-vet |
| in | עַל | ʿal | al |
| a corner | פִּנַּת | pinnat | pee-NAHT |
| housetop, the of | גָּ֑ג | gāg | ɡahɡ |
| than with a brawling | מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת | mēʾēšet | may-A-shet |
| woman | מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים | midyānîm | MEED-ya-NEEM |
| in a wide | וּבֵ֥ית | ûbêt | oo-VATE |
| house. | חָֽבֶר׃ | ḥāber | HA-ver |