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EX📖 Proverbs 21:19
“It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful woman.”
This proverb uses strong, proverbial hyperbole to warn against the misery of living with a quarrelsome, nagging, or perpetually angry spouse—portrayed here as a wife, though the principle applies broadly to any chronically contentious partner. The “desert land” (a barren, lonely wilderness) is presented as preferable because it offers peace and solitude, free from constant strife and emotional turmoil. The saying underscores the immense value of a peaceful, harmonious home and the destructive toll of unrelenting conflict in marriage or close relationships, urging wisdom in choosing companions and cultivating patience, gentleness, and self-control.
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