Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
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- Proverbs 21:9 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
- Psalm 55:6–7 I said, “Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest. Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness.” Selah.
- Psalm 120:5–6 Woe is me, that I live in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! My soul has had her dwelling too long with him who hates peace.