My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
When a man has a wife who is constantly crushing his thoughts, ideas, vision, it starts to destroy the man. There is a place for healthy constructive and appropriate edification. A man thrives on that and often welcomes it from his wife, “rebuke a wise man and he will love you” (Proverbs 9:8b). Godly men thrive on godly edification from their wives. They love it. But there is a type of woman who criticizes from her selfish desires and pride. She tears down, to build herself up. Her focus is on her worth. A quarrelsome wife is quick to find fault with her husband’s ideas, no matter how good they are. She is critical of his thoughts without truly listening to what they are. She assumes false motives from her husband, no matter how noble they are. No matter how much knowledge he has on a subject, she treats him as if he knows very little. She doesn’t trust in his leadership and is only happy when she is leading.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. –Proverbs 21:9
A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike; –Proverbs 27:15
It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman. – Proverbs 21:19
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. –Proverbs 25:24
A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. –Proverbs 19:13
“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.” Eph. 4:29
