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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 25) Proverbs 25:24 KJV
"It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house."
Proverbs Chapter 25, Verse 24
Proverbs 25:24 in Context (Verses 21–27 KJV)
21
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
22
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
23
The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.*
24
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.