Proverbs 17:1
Proverbs chapter 17 · verse 1 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
- Psalms 37:16
Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.
- Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
- Proverbs 15:17
Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.