Cross References

Proverbs 17:1

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It is better to have nothing but a dry piece of bread to eat in peace than a whole house full of food with everyone arguing.

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It is better to eat a little where there is love than to eat a lot where there is hate.

It is better to live alone in the desert than with a quick-tempered wife who loves to argue.

A few good people are better than a large crowd of those who are evil.

It is better to live in a small corner on the roof than to share the house with a woman who is always arguing.

“I offered a fellowship offering today. I gave what I promised to give,

A smart servant will gain control over his master’s foolish son. He will be treated like a son and get a share of the inheritance.

It is better to be poor and respect the Lord than to be rich and have many troubles.

It is better to be poor and do right than to be rich and do wrong.