Proverbs 25:24
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
יָשַׁב
to dwell
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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פִּנָּה
the corner of
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פִּנָּה
an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
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גָּג
a roof
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גָּג
a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar
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מִדְיָן
contentions
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מִדְיָן
{a contest or quarrel}
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חֲבַר
association
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חֲבַר
an associate
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