Proverbs 17:1

Contemporary English Version 1995

A dry crust of bread eaten in peace and quiet is better than a feast eaten where everyone argues.

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A simple meal with love is better than a feast where there is hatred.

It's better out in the desert than at home with a nagging, complaining wife.

It is better to live right and be poor than to be sinful and rich.

It's better to stay outside on the roof of your house than to live inside with a nagging wife.

“I had to offer a sacrifice, and there is enough meat left over for a feast.

A wise slave will be placed in charge of a no-good child, and that slave will be given the same inheritance that each child receives.

It's better to obey the Lord and have only a little, than to be very rich and terribly anxious.

It's better to be honest and poor than to be dishonest and rich.