Better is a little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.
Proverbs 17:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than an house full of sacrifices with strife. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition BETTER IS a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of feasting [on offered sacrifices] with strife. American Standard Version (1901) Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife. Common English Bible Better a dry crust with quiet than a house full of feasting with quarrels. Catholic Public Domain Version A dry morsel with gladness is better than a house full of sacrifices along with conflict. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife. |
Better is a little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it.
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.
A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
It is better to live in a desert land than with a contentious and fretful woman.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a contentious woman.