Proverbs 15:17

Proverbs 15:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
• New International Version (NIV)Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, Than a fatted calf with hatred.

Context of Proverbs 15:17

15All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. 16Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil. Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred. 18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute. 19The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.

Proverbs 15:17 word by word

ט֤וֹב אֲרֻחַ֣ת יָ֭רָק וְאַהֲבָה־שָׁ֑ם מִשּׁ֥וֹר אָ֝ב֗וּס וְשִׂנְאָה־בֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Betterטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• a dishאֲרֻחָה'ărûchâh · rationH737
• of vegetablesיָרָקyârâq · herbH3419
• whereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• there is loveאַהֲבָה'ahăbâh · loveH160
• than a fattenedאָבַס'âbas · to fattenH75
• oxשׁוֹרshôr · cattleH7794
• with hatredשִׂנְאָהώin'âh · hatingH8135

Cross-references for Proverbs 15:17

• Proverbs 17:1Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
• Proverbs 21:19Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
• Psalms 133:1Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
• Philippians 2:1Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
• 1 John 4:16And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

Commentaries on Proverbs 15:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Better is a dinner of herbs - Great numbers of indigent Hindoos subsist wholly on herbs, fried in oil, and mixed with their rice.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17A dinner of herbs - The meals of the poor and the abstemious. The “stalled ox,” like the “fatted calf” of Luke 15:23, would indicate a stately magnificence.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-17Verses 16-17 Believers often have enough when worldly eyes see little; the Lord is with them, without the cares, troubles, and temptations which are with the wealth of the wicked.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17This proverb highlights the value of love over wealth. A big meal, like steak, is nice, but love is more important.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. dinner--or, "allowance" (2Ki 25:30)-- of herbs--and that the plainest. and hatred--(compare Pr 10:12, 18).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 15:17

• Cattle
• Family
• Food
• Hatred
• Herbs
• Love
• Malice
• Peace
• Riches
• Stall

In the dictionaries

• Abomination
• Cheerful
• Continual
• Countenance
• Disappoint
• Disperse
• Feast
• Grievous
• Humility
• Poetry

Commentaries on Proverbs 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings