Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 21:9 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“{It is} better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. {a brawling...: Heb. a woman of contentions} {a wide...: Heb. an house of society}”
Proverbs 21:9
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment. {destroy...: Heb. saw them, or, dwell with them}
The way of man {is} froward and strange: but {as for} the pure, his work {is} right.
{It is} better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. {a brawling...: Heb. a woman of contentions} {a wide...: Heb. an house of society}
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. {findeth...: Heb. is not favoured}
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
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