Proverbs 17:1

The Message

A meal of bread and water in contented peace is better than a banquet spiced with quarrels.

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Less is more and more is less. One righteous will outclass fifty wicked, For the wicked are moral weaklings but the righteous are God-strong.

A simple life in the Fear-of-God is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches.

Better a bread crust shared in love than a slab of prime rib served in hate.

Far better to be right and poor than to be wrong and rich.

A wise servant takes charge of an unruly child and is honored as one of the family.

Better to live in a tent in the wild than with a cross and petulant spouse.

Better to live alone in a tumbledown shack than share a mansion with a nagging spouse.