Proverbs 17:1 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

¹ Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of sacrifices 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.

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

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

Proverbs 15:16

Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Proverbs 15:17

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

Proverbs 16:8

Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right.

Proverbs 17:2

A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Proverbs 21:9

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

Proverbs 7:14

I have peace offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows.