Read Proverbs 21:9  This verse talks about a problem wife.  So you may think, "Well, I am out of trouble because I'm not old enough to have a wife or to be a wife."  Well, that may be true, but there are Bible principles here that apply to all of us.  Jump to verse 19 and read it too.  It says almost the same thing, doesn't it?  But verse 19 adds contentious and angry to brawling in verse 9.  So what do these three words mean?  Well brawling is fighting.  A brawling woman is someone who likes to fight all the time.  They like to fight.  And brawling goes with contentious.  A contentious person is hard to get along with.  For example, if you say that you like the Pittsburgh Pirates football team, they would say that they like Philadelphia.  If you say you like puppy dogs, they would say that they like cats.  But a contentious person doesn't just say that they like Pittsburgh or cats, they don't like Philadelphia and dogs.  They will argue with you about their favorite football team or their favorite pet.  But actually, they may not like either one!  The contentious person just likes to argue.  Whatever you say you like, they don't like.  They have a disagreeable disposition - they are cranky.and always out of sorts.  And contentious and brawling goes right along with angry.  Angry people have real problems deep down inside of themselves.  They are like the Grinch - they are just plain mean!  But let's stop here a minute.  The wife has been getting a lot of grief so far.  But how about the husband who picked her to be his wife.  He sure made a poor decision in wives, didn't he?  So there you have it.  Our verse says several things.  Although it talks about a brawling woman, it is telling you girls not to grow up to be an angry wife.  Do not grow up to be the kind of wife that makes your husband prefer to live in the corner of  the house rather than to live with you!  And you boys, when you grow up, be careful about the woman that you choose to be your wife.  Don't pick a popular woman, pick a woman that you can live with!  You decide who you want to hang around with, and a wife is for keeps!  Don't pick angry people for your friends.  And, don't be an angry person.