Proverbs 17:1
Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house full of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
In Context
2A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions among brethren.
Cross References
Psalms 37:16For I hoped in thee, O Lord: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
Proverbs 15:16Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without the fear of the Lord.
Proverbs 16:8He that seeks the Lord shall find knowledge with righteousness: and they that rightly seek him shall find peace.
Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome and talkative and passionate woman.