Proverbs 17:1
Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behaviour.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 37:16The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
Proverbs 15:16Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.
Proverbs 16:8Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.
Proverbs 21:19It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.