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Proverbs 21:19
New International Version
Proverbs 21:19
New International Version
19 Better to live in a desert
than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.(A)
Proverbs 21:19
King James Version
Proverbs 21:19
King James Version
19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
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Proverbs 21:19
New King James Version
Proverbs 21:19
New King James Version
19 Better to dwell [a]in the wilderness,
Than with a contentious and angry woman.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:19 Lit. in the land of the desert
Proverbs 26:21
New International Version
Proverbs 26:21
New International Version
21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(A)
Proverbs 26:21
King James Version
Proverbs 26:21
King James Version
21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
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Proverbs 26:21
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Proverbs 26:21
New King James Version
21 (A)As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
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