Proverbs 17:1 - The Scriptures 2009 Better is a dry piece of bread and rest with it, Than a house filled with slaughters of 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. |