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Chapter 17

Better a dry crust with quiet
    than a house full of feasting with strife.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 17:1 A “better than” saying, stating the circumstances when a dry crust is better than a banquet. Peace and fellowship give joy to a meal, not the richness of the food. For a similar thought, see 15:16 and 16:8.

Contrast of the Upright and the Wicked

17 (A)Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it
Than a house full of [a]feasting with strife.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:1 Lit sacrifices of strife

17 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

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17 Better is a dry morsel with quiet
    than a house full of feasting with strife.

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17 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
    than a house full of feasting, with strife.(A)

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