Charles Ellicott Commentary Proverbs 21:9

"It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house." — Proverbs 21:9 (ASV)

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop.— Though there exposed to all the storms of heaven. The flat tops of houses were, in the East, used for exercise (2 Samuel 11:2), sleeping (1 Samuel 9:26), devotion (Acts 10:9), and various domestic purposes (Joshua 2:6).