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Proverbs 17:1

Better is a drye morsell with quietnesse, then a house full of fat offeryng with strife.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

In Context

2A discrete seruaunt shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and shal haue heritage with the brethren.

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Cross References

Proverbs 15:16Better is a litle with the feare of the Lorde: then great treasure, and trouble therwith.

Proverbs 16:8Better it is to haue a litle with ryghteousnesse, then great rentes wrongfully gotten.

Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in the wyldernesse, then with a chydyng and an angrye woman.

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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