Proverbs 17 · Verse 1

Proverbs 17:1

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

Proverbs 17:1, King James Version

Proverbs 17:1 in other translations

BSB	Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
WEB	Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.
ASV	Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
YLT	Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.
DARBY	Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting with strife.
BBE	Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behaviour.
Webster	Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.

What does Proverbs 17:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Pr 17:1-28. 1. sacrifices--or, "feasts" made with part of them (compare Pr 7:14; Le 2:3; 7:31). with--literally, "of." strife--its product, or attendant.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

Contentment. The wise servant. The Lord tries the heart. Children a crown to their parents. We should hide our neighbour's faults. The poor should not be despised. Litigations and quarrels to be avoided. Wealth is useless to a fool. The good friend. A fool may pass for a wise man when he holds his peace. Verse 1 Better is a dry morsel - Peace and contentment, and especially domestic peace, are beyond all other blessings. A house full of sacrifices - A Hindoo priest, who officiates at a festival, sometimes receives so many offeringss that his house is filled with them, so that many of them are damaged before they can be used - Ward.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

These words recommend family love and peace, as needful for the comfort of human life.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 17:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ט֤וֹבTov[is] goodH2896

פַּ֣תpata morselH6595

חֲ֭רֵבָהCha.re.vahdryH2720

וְשַׁלְוָה\־ve.shal.vah-and quietnessH7962

בָ֑הּVahwith it

מִ֝בַּ֗יִתmi.Ba.yitmore than a houseH1004

מָלֵ֥אma.Le'fullH4392

זִבְחֵי\־ziv.chei-sacrifices ofH2077

רִֽיב\׃RivstrifeH7379

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 17:1

Proverbs 15:17
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Psalms 37:16
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

15:17; Ps 37:16
an house.
7:14
sacrifices. or, good cheer. with.
21:9,19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Proverbs 17:1
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

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Proverbs 17:1 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	MEJOR es un bocado seco, y en paz, que la casa de contienda llena de víctimas.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Mieux vaut un morceau sec et la paix, qu’une maison pleine de viandes de sacrifices et des querelles.
German Elberfelder 1871	Besser ein trockener Bissen und Friede dabei, als ein Haus voll Opferfleisch mit Zank.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Melior est buccella sicca cum gaudio quam domus plena victimis cum jurgio.