Proverbs 17:1

It is better to have quiet with a dry morsel of bread 1 than a house full of feasting with strife. 1

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

In Context

2A wise servant will rule over a son who acts shamefully 1 and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 37:16Better is the little that the righteous has 1 than the abundance of many wicked people. 1

Proverbs 15:16Better is little with the fear of Yahweh 1 than great treasure with confusion. 1

Proverbs 16:8Better is a little with what is right, 1 than a large income with injustice. 1

Proverbs 21:19It is better to live in the desert 1 than with a quarreling and angry wife. 1

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