Proverbs 17:1

The English Standar Version

Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting[1] with strife.

Cross References

Psalm 37:16

Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.

Proverbs 15:16

Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it.

Proverbs 15:17

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.

Proverbs 16:8

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

Proverbs 17:2

A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

Proverbs 7:14

"I had to offer sacrifices,[4] and today I have paid my vows;