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Proverbs 17:1
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Proverbs 17:1
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Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
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Proverbs 17:1 in Other Translations
KJV
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Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
ESV
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Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
NLT
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Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting—and conflict.
MSG
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A meal of bread and water in contented peace is better than a banquet spiced with quarrels.
CSB
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Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 In-Context
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Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
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A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
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The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart.
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A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
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Proverbs 15:16,17
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Proverbs 16:8
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