Proverbs 21:9-11

New International Reader's Version

⁹It is better to live on a corner of a roof
than to share a house with a nagging wife.

¹⁰Sinful people long to do evil.
They don’t show their neighbors any mercy.

¹¹When you punish someone who makes fun of others, childish people get wise.
By paying attention to wise people, the childish get knowledge.

Proverbs 21:9-11

New International Version

⁹Better to live on a corner of the roof
than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.^(A)

¹⁰The wicked crave evil;
their neighbors get no mercy from them.

¹¹When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;
by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.^(B)

⁹It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

¹⁰The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.

¹¹When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

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