Proverbs 17:1
It is better to eat a dry piece of bread and not have strife/quarrels than to have a big feast in a house where everyone is quarreling.
Translation for Translators
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 37:16It is good to be righteous/godly even if you do not have many possessions, but it is bad to be wicked, even if you are very wealthy,
Proverbs 15:16Being poor and revering Yahweh is better than being rich and having a lot of troubles.
Proverbs 16:8It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.
Proverbs 21:19It is better to live alone in a desert than to live with a wife who is always nagging and complaining.