Proverbs 17:1 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹ The expectation of him that expecteth, is a most acceptable jewel: whithersoever he turneth himself, he understandeth wisely.

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife.

Proverbs 17:1 Cross References

Psalm 37:16

3 With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way.

Proverbs 15:16

3 A man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth: and a word in due time is best.

Proverbs 15:17

4 The path of life is above for the wise, that he may decline from the lowest hell.

Proverbs 16:8

5 In the cheerfulness of the king's countenance is life: and his clemency is like the latter rain.

Proverbs 17:2

He that concealeth a transgression. seeketh friendships: he that repeateth it again, separateth friends.

Proverbs 21:19

6 He longeth and desireth all the day : but he that is just, will give, and will not cease.

Proverbs 21:9

6 A man that shall wander out of the way of doctrine, shall abide in the company of the giants.

Proverbs 7:14

1 She entangled him with many words, and drew him away with the flattery of her lips.