Proverbs 15:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶Better to be poor and fear the Lord than to be rich and in trouble.

¹⁷Better to eat vegetables with people you love than to eat the finest meat where there is hate.

¹⁸Hot tempers cause arguments, but patience brings peace.

Proverbs 15:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great wealth with turmoil.^(A)

¹⁷Better a small serving of vegetables with love
than a fattened calf with hatred.^(B)

¹⁸A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,^(C)
but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.^(D)

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)