Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 21:19 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Proverbs 21:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 21 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“It is better to dwell in the wilderness , than with a contentious and an angry woman. in: Heb. in the land of the desert”
Proverbs 21:19 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 21:19
Better to dwell alone in the wilderness than with a 'contentious and angry' wife. The severity of this comparison emphasizes how unbearable constant strife makes a home. The wilderness represents isolation, hardship, and danger—yet even this is preferable to domestic warfare. A peaceful solitude surpasses companionship characterized by anger and contention. This hyperbolic comparison aims to prevent such marriages (by warning men to seek godly wives) and to correct contentious wives (by showing how their behavior destroys the home). The principle applies mutually: either spouse's habitual ange...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 21:19
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“than to share a house with a contentious woman.”
“Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.,And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest., וָאֹמַר מִי־יִתֶּן־לִּי אֵבֶר כַּיּוֹנָה אָעוּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּנָה׃ ,And I said: 'Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.,54:7 καὶ εἶπα τίς δώσει μοι πτέρυγας ὡσεὶ περιστερᾶς καὶ πετασθήσομαι καὶ καταπαύσω,54:6 And I said, O that I had wings as those of a dove! then would I flee away, and be at rest.,,,,”
“that I live in Meshech”
“and go from them! for they are all adulterers”