19 Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.

Other Translations of Proverbs 21:19

King James Version

19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

English Standard Version

19 It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.

The Message

19 Better to live in a tent in the wild than with a cross and petulant spouse.

New King James Version

19 Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry woman.

New Living Translation

19 It's better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 21:19

Commentary on Proverbs 21:19

(Read Proverbs 21:19)

Unbridled passions spoil the comfort of all relations.