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Click for Chapter</a></div><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj <BR> 1) good, pleasant, agreeable <BR> 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) <BR> 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) <BR> 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) <BR> 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation <BR> 1e) good, appropriate, becoming <BR> 1f) better (comparative) <BR> 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) <BR> 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) <BR> 1i) good, kind, benign <BR> 1j) good, right (ethical) <BR> n m <BR> 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare <BR> 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 2b) good things (collective) <BR> 2c) good, benefit <BR> 2d) moral good <BR> n f <BR> 3) welfare, benefit, good things <BR> 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 3b) good things (collective) <BR> 3c) bounty">2896</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2896 -- Occurrence 187 of 271">[e]</a></span><span class="reftop">   9</span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tov_2896.htm" title="Tov,: Better -- Occurrence 187 of 271.">ṭō·wḇ,</a></span><span class="reftrans">   9</span><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right"><tr><td width="99%" align="right"><span class="hebrew">ט֗וֹב</span></td><td width="1"><span class="refheb">   9</span><br></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="right"><span class="eng">Better</span><span class="refbot">   9</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj‑ms</a></span><span class="reftop2">   9</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to sit, sit down <BR> 1a2) to be set <BR> 1a3) to remain, stay <BR> 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited <BR> 1c) (Piel) to set, place <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to cause to sit <BR> 1d2) to cause to abide, set <BR> 1d3) to cause to dwell <BR> 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited <BR> 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) <BR> 1e) (Hophal) <BR> 1e1) to be inhabited <BR> 1e2) to make to dwell">3427</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3427 -- Occurrence 22 of 31">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lashevet_3427.htm" title="la·She·vet: to dwell -- Occurrence 22 of 31.">lā·še·ḇeṯ</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">לָשֶׁ֥בֶת</span><br><span class="eng">to dwell</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct">Prep‑l | V‑Qal‑Inf</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep<BR> 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against <BR> 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards <BR> 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) <BR> 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) <BR> 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) <BR> 1e) over (of suspension or extension) <BR> 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) <BR> 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) <BR> 1h) to (as a dative) <BR> conj <BR> 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5921 -- Occurrence 2453 of 3469">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/al_5921.htm" title="'al-: in -- Occurrence 2453 of 3469.">‘al-</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">עַל־</span><br><span class="eng">in</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6438.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6438: 1) corner <BR> 1a) corner (of square objects) <BR> 1b) corner (of ruler or chief-fig.)">6438</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6438.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6438 -- Occurrence 1 of 5">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/pinnat_6438.htm" title="pin·nat-: a corner -- Occurrence 1 of 5.">pin·naṯ-</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">פִּנַּת־</span><br><span class="eng">a corner</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N‑fsc</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class="punct3"> ､</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1406.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1406: 1) roof, top, housetop <BR> 1a) roof (of house) <BR> 1b) top (of altar of incense)">1406</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1406.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1406 -- Occurrence 5 of 6">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/gag_1406.htm" title="Gag;: of a housetop -- Occurrence 5 of 6.">gāḡ;</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">גָּ֑ג</span><br><span class="eng">of a housetop</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female <BR> 1a) woman (opposite of man) <BR> 1b) wife (woman married to a man)<BR> 1c) female (of animals) <BR> 1d) each, every (pronoun)">802</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 802 -- Occurrence 3 of 5">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/meeshet_802.htm" title="me·'E·shet: Than with a woman -- Occurrence 3 of 5.">mê·’ê·šeṯ</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת</span><br><span class="eng">Than with a woman</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - feminine singular construct">Prep‑m | N‑fsc</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4079.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4079: 1) strife, contention">4079</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4079.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4079 -- Occurrence 2 of 2">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/midyanim_4079.htm" title="mid·ya·Nim,: contentious -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">miḏ·yā·nîm,</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים</span><br><span class="eng">contentious</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N‑mp</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm <BR> 1) house <BR> 1a) house, dwelling habitation <BR> 1b) shelter or abode of animals <BR> 1c) human bodies (fig.) <BR> 1d) of Sheol <BR> 1e) of abode of light and darkness <BR> 1f) of land of Ephraim <BR> 2) place <BR> 3) receptacle <BR> 4) home, house as containing a family <BR> 5) household, family <BR> 5a) those belonging to the same household <BR> 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body <BR> 6) household affairs <BR> 7) inwards (metaph.) <BR> 8) (TWOT) temple <BR> adv <BR> 9) on the inside <BR> prep <BR> 10) within">1004</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1004 -- Occurrence 24 of 42">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/uveit_1004.htm" title="u·Veit: and in a house -- Occurrence 24 of 42.">ū·ḇêṯ</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">וּבֵ֥ית</span><br><span class="eng">and in a house</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Conj‑w | N‑msc</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class="punct"> .</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2267.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2267: 1) association, company, band <BR> 2) shared, association, society <BR> 3) a magician, charmer, spell">2267</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2267.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2267 -- Occurrence 2 of 3">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chaver_2267.htm" title="Cha·ver.: shared -- Occurrence 2 of 3.">ḥā·ḇer.</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">חָֽבֶר׃</span><br><span class="eng">shared</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><iframe src="/intframe4ot.htm" width="100%" height="150" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896">Better</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3427.htm" title="ישׁב vqc 3427"> live</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> on</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/6438.htm" title="פִּנָּה ncfsc 6438"> the corner</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1406.htm" title="גָּג ncmsa 1406"> of a roof</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">than</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/2267.htm" title="חֶבֶר_1 ncmsa 2267"> to share</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmsc 1004"> a house</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/4079.htm" title="מִדְיָן_1 ncmpa 4079"> with a nagging</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsc 802"> wife</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/2896a.htm" title="2896a">It is better</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427. yashab (yaw-shab') -- to sit, remain, dwell">to live</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/6438.htm" title="6438. pinnah (pin-naw') -- a corner">in a corner</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1406.htm" title="1406. gag (gawg) -- a roof, a top">of a roof</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from">Than</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004. bayith (bah'-yith) -- a house">in a house</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/2267.htm" title="2267. cheber (kheh'-ber) -- company, association, spell">shared</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/4066.htm" title="4066. madown (maw-dohn') -- strife, contention">with a contentious</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="802. 'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- woman, wife, female">woman.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896. towb (tobe) -- beautiful">[It is] better</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427. yashab (yaw-shab') -- to sit, remain, dwell">to dwell</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/6438.htm" title="6438. pinnah (pin-naw') -- a corner">in a corner</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1406.htm" title="1406. gag (gawg) -- a roof, a top">of the housetop,</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/4079.htm" title="4079. midyan (mid-yawn') -- brawling, contention ">than with a brawling</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/802.htm" title="802. 'ishshah (ish-shaw') -- woman, wife, female">woman</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/2267.htm" title="2267. cheber (kheh'-ber) -- company, association, spell">in a wide</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004. bayith (bah'-yith) -- a house">house.</a> </span><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It's better to live in a corner on the roof than to share a house with a contentious woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/proverbs/21-9.htm">Proverbs 21:9</a> • <a href="/niv/proverbs/21-9.htm">Proverbs 21:9 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/proverbs/21-9.htm">Proverbs 21:9 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/proverbs/21-9.htm">Proverbs 21:9 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/proverbs/21-9.htm">Proverbs 21:9 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/proverbs/21-9.htm">Proverbs 21:9 KJV</a> • <a href="//biblecommenter.com/proverbs/21-9.htm">Proverbs 21:9 Commentaries</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/21-9.htm">Proverbs 21:9 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/21-9.htm">Proverbs 21:9 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/21-9.htm">Proverbs 21:9 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/21-9.htm">Proverbs 21:9 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/proverbs/21-9.htm">Proverbs 21:9 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/interlinear/">Interlinear Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/21-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 21:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 21:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/21-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 21:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 21:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>