Better is a little that the righteous hath\par\tab Than the abundance of many wicked.
Proverbs 17:1 - American Standard Version 2015 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,\par\tab Than a house full of feasting with strife. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than an house full of sacrifices with strife. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition BETTER IS a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of feasting [on offered sacrifices] with strife. American Standard Version (1901) Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife. Common English Bible Better a dry crust with quiet than a house full of feasting with quarrels. Catholic Public Domain Version A dry morsel with gladness is better than a house full of sacrifices along with conflict. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife. |
Better is a little that the righteous hath\par\tab Than the abundance of many wicked.
Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah,\par\tab Than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is,\par\tab Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Better is a little, with righteousness,\par\tab Than great revenues with injustice.
A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,\par\tab And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
It is better to dwell in a desert land,\par\tab Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop,\par\tab Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
Sacrifices of peace-offerings are with me;\par\tab This day have I paid my vows.