King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 21:9
“[It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 21
7
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
8
The way of man [is] froward and strange: but [as for] the pure, his work [is] right.
9
[It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
10
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
11
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.