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Proverbs 21:19-20
New International Version
Proverbs 21:19-20
New International Version
19 Better to live in a desert
than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.(A)
20 The wise store up choice food and olive oil,
but fools gulp theirs down.
Proverbs 21:19-20
King James Version
Proverbs 21:19-20
King James Version
19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
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Proverbs 21:19-20
New King James Version
Proverbs 21:19-20
New King James Version
19 Better to dwell [a]in the wilderness,
Than with a contentious and angry woman.
20 (A)There is desirable treasure,
And oil in the dwelling of the wise,
But a foolish man squanders it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:19 Lit. in the land of the desert
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