Proverbs 17:1
Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
In context
1 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife. 2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family. 3 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart. 4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 17:1 in the KJV
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 17:1 in the ESV
Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.