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Proverbs 15:17
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Proverbs 15:17
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- Proverbs 15:17 tn Heb “and love there.” This clause is a circumstantial clause introduced with vav, that becomes “where there is love.” The same construction is used in the second colon.
- Proverbs 15:17 sn Again the saying concerns troublesome wealth: Loving relationships with simple food are better than a feast where there is hatred. The ideal, of course, would be loving family and friends with a great meal in addition, but this proverb is only comparing two things.
Proverbs 15:17
World English Bible
Proverbs 15:17
World English Bible
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is,
than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs 15:17
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Proverbs 15:17
New International Version
17 Better a small serving of vegetables with love
than a fattened calf with hatred.(A)
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