How to de-escalate a matter?

 Proverbs 21:9 (KJV)
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Proverbs 21:19 (KJV)
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Proverbs 25:24 (KJV)
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.


Seventeen Better Things in Proverbs
 
1. Wisdom is better than gold (Prov. 3:14; 8:19).
2. Wisdom is better than silver (Prov. 3:14; 8:19).
3. Wisdom is better than rubies (Prov. 3:15; 8:11).
4. A despised man is better than one who honors himself (Prov. 12:9).
5. A little with the fear of God is better than treasures with trouble (Prov. 15:16).
 
6. A dinner of herbs with love is better than a feast where hatred is (Prov. 15:17).
7. A man slow to anger is better than a hot tempered mighty man (Prov. 16:32).
8. A man who rules his spirit is better than an intemperate hero (Prov. 16:32).
9. A morsel of bread with quietness is better than a feast with strife (Prov. 17:1).
10. An honest poor man is better than a fool with perverse lips (Prov. 19:1).
 
11. A poor man is better than a liar (Prov. 19:22).
12. It is better to dwell alone in a small place than in a large one with a brawling woman (Prov. 21:9; 25:24).
13. It is better to dwell in the wilderness than with an angry and contentious woman (Prov. 21:19).
 
14. It is better to be exalted than to be abased before men (Prov. 25:7).
15. An open rebuke is better than secret love (Prov. 27:5).
16. A near neighbor is better than a far-off brother (Prov. 27:10).
17. A righteous poor man is better than a wicked rich man (Prov. 28:6).
Dake's Annotated Reference Bible.