Cross References

Proverbs 17:1

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.

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Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.

Better to live in a wilderness than with a nagging and hot-tempered wife.

Better to live on the corner of a roof than to share a house with a nagging wife.

‘I’ve made fellowship offerings; today I’ve fulfilled my vows.

A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share an inheritance among brothers.

Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure with turmoil.

Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.