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Proverbs 17:1

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Better a bite of dry bread ⌞eaten⌟ in peace than a family feast filled with strife.

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The little that the righteous person has is better than the wealth of many wicked people.

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

Better to have a dish of vegetables where there is love than juicy steaks where there is hate.

Better a few ⌞possessions⌟ gained honestly than many gained through injustice.

A wise slave will become master over a son who acts shamefully, and he will share the inheritance with the brothers.

Better to live in a desert than with a quarreling and angry woman.

Better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a home with a quarreling woman.

“I have some sacrificial meat. Today I kept my vows.