Proverbs 17:1

Better to eat a dry scrap in peace than to feast in a house full of people arguing.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2A servant who acts wisely will be put in charge of a disgraced son, and will share the family inheritance with the brothers.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:16It's better to do right and only have a little, than to be wicked and rich.

Proverbs 15:16It's better to respect the Lord and only have a little than to have plenty of money and the trouble that comes with it.

Proverbs 16:8Better to have just a little and be honest than to have a lot and be dishonest.

Proverbs 21:19It's better to live in a desert than with an argumentative and bad-tempered wife.

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