Read the Daily Bible Verse For July 24, 2024 – Proverbs 17:1 To Strengthen Your Spiritual Journey.
Proverbs 17:1 Meaning
Proverbs 17:1 states, “Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.” This proverb emphasizes the value of peace and harmony over material abundance coupled with conflict. It suggests that living in tranquility, even with few possessions or luxuries (symbolized by a dry crust), is preferable to living in opulence but enduring constant strife and discord. It underscores the importance of relational harmony and the negative impact of tension and conflict within a household or community.
Proverbs 17:1 NIV
Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 NLT
Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting—and conflict.
Proverbs 17:1 ESV
Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 BSB
Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 KJV
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 NKJV
Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 NASB
Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 AMP
Better is a dry morsel [of food served] with quietness and peace Than a house full of feasting [served] with strife and contention.
Proverbs 17:1 CSB
Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 HCSB
Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 CEV
A dry crust of bread eaten in peace and quiet is better than a feast eaten where everyone argues.
Proverbs 17:1 GNT
Better to eat a dry crust of bread with peace of mind than have a banquet in a house full of trouble.
Proverbs 17:1 Peshitta
Dry bread in quietness is better than a house full of the sacrifices of judgment.
Proverbs 17:1 ASV
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 DBT
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting [with] strife.
Proverbs 17:1 DRB
Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 ERV
Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than an house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 GW
Better a bite of dry bread [eaten] in peace than a family feast filled with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 ISR 1998
Better is a dry piece of bread and rest with it, Than a house filled with the offerings of strife.
Proverbs 17:1 ISV
Dry crumbs in peace are better than a full meal with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 KJP
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 NET
Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 NHEB
Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 OJB
Better is a dry crust, and quietness therewith, than a bais full of zevakhim (sacrificial religious meals) with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 WEB
Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 WBT
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 WYC
Better is a dry morsel with joy, than an house full of sacrifices with chiding, (or with arguments).
Proverbs 17:1 YLT
Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.
Proverbs 17:1 JPS 1917
Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 KJ2
Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 AKJV
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Proverbs 17:1 NAS
Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of feasting with strife.
See Also: Proverbs 17