מִדְיָן midyân

Meaning

{a contest or quarrel}

In the King James Version: brawling, contention(-ous).

Derivation: a variation for H4066 (מָדוֹן)

Where it is used

• Proverbs 6:14 With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.
• Proverbs 18:18 Casting the lot ends quarrels and separates strong opponents.
• Proverbs 18:19 An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
• Proverbs 19:13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
• Proverbs 21:9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
• Proverbs 21:19 Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
• Proverbs 23:29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?
• Proverbs 25:24 Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
• Proverbs 26:21 Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
• Proverbs 27:15 A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—