Proverbs 15:17
טוֹב אֲרֻחַת יָרָק וְאַהֲבָה ־ שָׁם מִשּׁוֹר אָבוּס וְשִׂנְאָה ־ בֽוֹ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
In Context
16טוֹב ־ מְעַט בְּיִרְאַת יְהוָה מֵאוֹצָר רָב וּמְהוּמָה בֽוֹ ׃
18אִישׁ חֵמָה יְגָרֶה מָדוֹן וְאֶרֶך אַפַּיִם יַשְׁקִיט רִֽיב ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 16:8טוֹב ־ מְעַט בִּצְדָקָה מֵרֹב תְּבוּאוֹת בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּֽט ׃
Proverbs 21:19טוֹב שֶׁבֶת בְּאֶֽרֶץ ־ מִדְבָּר מֵאֵשֶׁת מדונים וָכָֽעַס ׃
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:17-18
16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. 17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Solomon had said in the foregoing verse that he who has not a large estate, or a great income, but a cheerful spirit, has a continual feast; Christian contentment, and joy in God, make the life easy and pleasant; now here he tells us what is necessary to that cheerfulness of spirit which will furnish a man with a continual feast, though he… Read the whole commentary →