Proverbs 21:19 · Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 21:19 in the Original Hebrew
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Proverbs 21:19 in Other Translations
| KJV | It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. |
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| WEB | It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman. |
| ASV | It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman. |
| YLT | Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than with a woman of contentions and anger. |
| WBT | [It is] better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. |
| DBY | It is better to dwell in a desert land. than with a contentious and irritable woman. |
Commentary on Proverbs 21:19
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John Gill · Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in the wilderness,.... Where persons live without shelter, and are not only exposed to storms and tempests, but to beasts of prey; where is want of the necessaries of life, and no society; where no "speech" is, as the word (e) for wilderness may signify; yet it is better to dwell in such a place, where no human voice is heard,
than with a contentious and an angry woman; that is always brawling and scolding, ever in a quarrelsome and angry disposition, and provoking to anger all about her; See Gill on Pro 21:9. In a mystical sense, it is better to be with the church in the wilderness, Rev 12:14; than with the furious, bloodthirsty, and persecuting church of Rome, in all its worldly glory and splendour.
(e) "a" "loqui".
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Proverbs 21:19
(Compare Pro 21:9).
wilderness--pasture, though uninhabitable ground (Psa 65:12).
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Questions about Proverbs 21:19
What does Proverbs 21:19 say?
Proverbs 21:19 in the Young's Literal Translation reads: “Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than with a woman of contentions and anger.” Read it in the full context of Proverbs 21, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Proverbs 21:19 found in the Bible?
Proverbs 21:19 is in the book of Proverbs, chapter 21, verse 19, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Proverbs 21:19 shown in?
This is the Young's Literal Translation (YLT), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Proverbs 21:19 in the table on this page.
Note, 1. Unbridled passions embitter and spoil the comfort of all relations. A peevish angry wife makes her husband's life uneasy, to whom she should be a comfort and a meet help. Those cannot dwell in peace and happiness that cannot dwell in peace and love. Even those that are one flesh, if they be not withal one spirit, have no joy of their union. 2. It is better to have no company than bad company. The wife of thy covenant is thy companion, and yet, if she be peevish and provoking, it is better to dwell in a solitary wilderness, exposed to wind and weather, than in company with her. A man may better enjoy God and himself in a wilderness than among quarrelsome relations and neighbours. See Pro 21:9.