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Proverbs 25:24 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman. "
Proverbs 25:24
Verse in Context
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22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
23 The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
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This is the same thought as in Proverbs 21:9. There are two lessons here. First, we should pity those who are poorly matched, especially when one person is quarrelsome and always stirring up trouble, whether husband or wife. The same warning fits both. It is better to be alone than tied to someone who should have been a helpful partner, but instead makes life hard.
Second, some people who live alone may sometimes be envied. They lack the comfort of company, but they are also spared the trouble that company can bring. There are times when people can say, “Blessed is the womb that never bore,” and there are times when they can say, “Blessed is the man who was never married, but lives like a servant in a corner of the roof.”
From This Chapter
Proverbs 25:1
"These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out."
Proverbs 25:2
"It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter."
Proverbs 25:3
"As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable."
Proverbs 25:4
"Take away the dross from the silver, and material comes out for the refiner."
Proverbs 25:5
"Take away the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness."
Proverbs 25:6
"Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men;"
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