Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
†† It is better to dwell in the wildernesse, then with a contentious and an angry woman.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Translator clarificationVerse 9.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. in the land of the desert.
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- Proverbs 21:9Rank 1 from verse 19
- Psalms 55:6–7Rank 2 from verse 19
6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
7Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
6And I said, O that I had wings like a doue; for then would I flee away and be at rest.
7Loe, then would I wander farre off, and remaine in the wildernesse. Selah.
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- Jeremiah 9:2Rank 4 from verse 19
2Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
2Oh that I had in the wildernesse a lodging place of wayfaring men, that I might leaue my people, and goe from them: for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
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Proverbs 21:19
Sense 1: More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree. Sense 2: To improve or make better.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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wilderness
Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.
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contentious
Apt to contend; given to angry debate; quarrelsome; perverse.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Feeling or showing anger; wrathful or provoked.
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21:18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
21:18*The wicked shalbe a ransome for the righteous; and the transgressour for the vpright.
21:19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
21:19†† It is better to dwell in the wildernesse, then with a contentious and an angry woman.
Selected passage21:20There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
21:20 There is treasure to be desired, and oyle in the dwelling of the wise: but a foolish man spendeth it vp.