Proverbs 17:1

New Century Version

It is better to eat a dry crust of bread in peace than to have a feast where there is quarreling.

Cross References

Psalm 37:16

It is better to have little and be right than to have much and be wrong.

Proverbs 15:16

It is better to be poor and respect the Lord than to be wealthy and have much trouble.

Proverbs 15:17

It is better to eat vegetables with those who love you than to eat meat with those who hate you.

Proverbs 16:8

It is better to be poor and right than to be wealthy and dishonest.

Proverbs 17:2

A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful child and will even inherit a share of what the master leaves his children.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to live alone in the desert than with a quarreling and complaining wife.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live in a corner on the roof than inside the house with a quarreling wife.

Proverbs 7:14

“I made my fellowship offering and took some of the meat home. Today I have kept my special promises.