Selected Proverbs
19:13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
26:21 As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
27:15-16 A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day; restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.
21:09 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
25:24 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
21:19 Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.
14:01 The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.
16:24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
12:04 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
11:16 A kindhearted woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth.
11:22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.
19:14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
18:22 He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.