The Meaning of Proverbs 25:24 Explained

Proverbs 25:24

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

YLT: Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.

Darby: It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.

ASV: It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 25:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 25:15-28 - Self-Control And Kindliness
In this paragraph we have good advice as to our dealings with the varied characters with whom we are forced into daily contact. Here is a man hard as a bone-try gentleness, for a soft tongue will win his heart, just because it finds a new and unexpected way of approach which no one else has tried for long years"¦. Beware of honeyed words; you may get stung."¦ Do not make yourself too common, or pry into your neighbor's affairs, or ask his help too often"¦. Keep clear of the tale-bearer."¦ Be very careful to whom you confide your troubles"¦. Vinegar poured on potash makes it effervesce; so joyous mirth is incongruous to a heavy heart"¦. Even if your love fails to meet your enemy, the Lord will reward you by revealing and communicating His own perfection, Matthew 5:43-48."¦ If you frown on a backbiter, you will silence him."¦ Do not give way to the wicked, lest you become a corrupted spring"¦. Rule over your spirit-nay, better, hand over its keys to Emmanuel, and let Him be crowned in Mansoul. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 25

1  observations about kings
8  and about avoiding causes of quarrels

What do the individual words in Proverbs 25:24 mean?

[it is] better to dwell in a corner of a housetop Than with a woman - contentious and in a house shared
ט֗וֹב שֶׁ֥בֶת עַל־ פִּנַּת־ גָּ֑ג מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת [מדונים] (מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים) וּבֵ֥ית חָֽבֶר

ט֗וֹב  [it  is]  better 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
שֶׁ֥בֶת  to  dwell 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
פִּנַּת־  a  corner 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פִּנָּה  
Sense: corner.
גָּ֑ג  of  a  housetop 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: גָּג  
Sense: roof, top, housetop.
מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת  Than  with  a  woman 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
[מדונים]  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
(מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים)  contentious 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מָדֹון  
Sense: strife, contention.
וּבֵ֥ית  and  in  a  house 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
חָֽבֶר  shared 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֶבֶר  
Sense: association, company, band.

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