Note, 1. Unbridled passions embitter and spoil the comfort of all
relations. A peevish angry wife makes her husband's life uneasy, to
whom she should be a comfort and a meet help. Those cannot dwell in
peace and happiness that cannot dwell in peace and love. Even those
that are one flesh, if they be not withal one spirit, have no joy of
their union. 2. It is better to have no company than bad company. The
wife of thy covenant is thy companion, and yet, if she be peevish and
provoking, it is better to dwell in a solitary wilderness, exposed to
wind and weather, than in company with her. A man may better enjoy God
and himself in a wilderness than among quarrelsome relations and
neighbours. See v. 9.