Proverbs 17:1 - Hebrew Names version (HNV)

¹ Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ BETTER IS a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of feasting [on offered sacrifices] with strife.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.

Common English Bible

¹ Better a dry crust with quiet than a house full of feasting with quarrels.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ A dry morsel with gladness is better than a house full of sacrifices along with conflict.

Proverbs 17:1 Cross References

Psalm 37:16

Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

Proverbs 15:16

Better is little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure with trouble.

Proverbs 15:17

Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.

Proverbs 16:8

Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

Proverbs 17:2

A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.

Proverbs 7:14

*Sacrifices of shalom offerings are with me. This day I have paid my vows.