Proverbs 21: 9. Vexing is also translated ill-tempered, angry, fretful, and irritable. Although it's not clear that the “vexing” woman is angry at God, it's possible that ultimately that's where her anger is directed. However, she's likely angry with the people and circumstances in her life.
A contentious issue is one that people are likely to argue about, and a contentious person is someone who likes to argue or fight.
having a difficult and contrary disposition. “"a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers” synonyms: crotchety, ornery ill-natured. having an irritable and unpleasant disposition.
Being single is bad, and you may be frustrated and lonely, but marrying an odious woman is worse. Save yourself! Marrying a difficult woman can give you more grief than you can imagine. Do not get near a woman that likes to debate or has a temper.
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
ESV Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. NIV Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. NASB One who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 12:4 describes two wives: “A wife of noble character is her husband's crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.” One brings good to her husband; one causes harm.
Specifically Proverbs 21:9 — 'Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. ' And Proverbs 21:19 — 'Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.
Proverbs 21:19-21 New Living Translation (NLT)
It's better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife. The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get. Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Harridan, noun
Definition: an unpleasant woman, especially an older one, who is often angry/bossy. Thought to derive from the 17th century French for 'old horse'.
If you describe someone as foppish, you disapprove of the fact that they dress in beautiful, expensive clothes and are very proud of their appearance. [old-fashioned, disapproval] Synonyms: dandyish, vain, spruce, preening More Synonyms of foppish.
pugnacious \pug-NAY-shus\ adjective. : having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent.
contentious • \kun-TEN-shuss\ • adjective. 1 : likely to cause disagreement or argument 2 : exhibiting an often perverse and wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes.
Contentious: given to arguing or provoking argument. A contentious person likes to be right. If it takes convincing you they're right, then welcome to an argument. Marriages involving contentious spouses struggle.
Proverbs 30:21-28 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995) Under three things the earth quakes, And under four, it cannot bear up: Under a slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food, Under an unloved woman when she gets a husband, And a maidservant when she supplants her mistress.
So a woman who displays prudence is disciplined, wise, resourceful, and discreet. She walks circumspectly and prays proactively. A prudent wife is such a gift to her husband because she has the wherewithal to make tough times more tolerable.
19 It is better to adwell in the wilderness, than with a bcontentious and an angry woman.
A wife disrespects a husband when she is no longer interested in the marriage. When a wife is having an extra-marital affair, she inadvertently disrespects her spouse. When a wife has a better career or earns more money, she tends to disrespect the spouse.
An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world--how she can please her husband.
Ephesians 5:33 (NIV)
“However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband." Bible verses about marriage reveal that men should love their wives as themselves — a call that points out the deep respect with which husbands should treat their spouses.
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5). The verse instructs us to put all our trust in the Lord and not our own knowledge. The verse tells us not to be reliant on our strength and knowledge, but to trust in the Lord.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs. Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
Matthew 15:17-19 New International Version (NIV)
But the things that come out of a person's mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.