Proverbs 15:17 · KJV
“Better {is} a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.”
— Proverbs 15:17
Better {is} little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but {he that is} slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 15 — Context
All the days of the afflicted {are} evil: but he that is of a merry heart {hath} a continual feast.
16Better {is} little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
17Better {is} a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
18A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but {he that is} slow to anger appeaseth strife.
19The way of the slothful {man is} as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous {is} made plain. {is made...: Heb. is raised up as a causey}
Cross References
Proverbs 17:1
Better {is} a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices {with} strife. {sacrifices: or, good cheer}
Proverbs 21:19
{It is} better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. {in...: Heb. in the land of the desert}
Psalms 133:1-3
[A Song of degrees of David.] Behold, how good and how pleasant {it is} for brethren to dwell together in unity! {together...: Heb. even together}
1 John 4:16
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Matthew 22:4
But they made light of {it}, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:
Philippians 2:1
If {there be} therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
Luke 15:23
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill {it}; and let us eat, and be merry: