The Meaning of Proverbs 21:19 Explained

Proverbs 21:19

KJV: It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

YLT: Better to dwell in a wilderness land, Than with a woman of contentions and anger.

Darby: It is better to dwell in a desert land. than with a contentious and irritable woman.

ASV: It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[It is] better  to dwell  in the wilderness,  than with a contentious  and an angry  woman. 

What does Proverbs 21:19 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 21

1  The king's heart in the hand of the Lord

What do the individual words in Proverbs 21:19 mean?

Better to dwell in the wilderness Than with a woman - Contentious and angry
ט֗וֹב שֶׁ֥בֶת בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ מִדְבָּ֑ר מֵאֵ֖שֶׁת [מדונים] (מִדְיָנִ֣ים) וָכָֽעַס

ט֗וֹב  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.
מִדְבָּ֑ר  the  wilderness 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִדְבָּר 
Sense: wilderness.
מֵאֵ֖שֶׁת  Than  with  a  woman 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
[מדונים]  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
(מִדְיָנִ֣ים)  Contentious 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מָדֹון  
Sense: strife, contention.
וָכָֽעַס  and  angry 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כַּעַס 
Sense: anger, vexation, provocation, grief.

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