Cross references
Proverbs 21:9
Better to live on a corner of the roof
than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
Proverbs 21:9 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 19:13 (17 votes) and Proverbs 21:19 (17 votes). 10 other verses point back to it. It links with 1 other book, from Proverbs 9 to Matthew 19.
Which verses does Proverbs 21:9 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 19:1317 votes
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
- Proverbs 21:1917 votes
Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
- Proverbs 25:2416 votes
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
- Proverbs 27:15–1616 votes
A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike— restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
- Proverbs 12:414 votes
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
- Proverbs 17:113 votes
Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
- Proverbs 15:1712 votes
Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.
Which verses point to Proverbs 21:9?
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