Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Proverbs 21:9 in English Standard Version "It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife." Pr 19:13 A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. Pr 21:19 It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman. Pr 25:24 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. Pr 27:15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;