Proverbs 17:1

Proverbs 17:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
• New International Version (NIV)Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife.

Context of Proverbs 17:1

Better a bite of dry bread ⌞eaten⌟ in peace than a family feast filled with strife. 2A wise slave will become master over a son who acts shamefully, and he will share the inheritance with the brothers. 3The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold, but the one who purifies hearts ⌞by fire⌟ is the Lord.

Proverbs 17:1 word by word

ט֤וֹב פַּ֣ת חֲ֭רֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה־בָ֑הּ מִ֝בַּ֗יִת מָלֵ֥א זִבְחֵי־רִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Betterטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• a dryחָרֵבchârêb · dryH2720
• morselפַּתpath · morselH6595
• and quietnessשַׁלְוָהshalvâh · easeH7962
• therewith, than an houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• fullמָלֵאmâlê' · fullH4392
• of sacrificesזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
• strifeרִיבrîyb rib · strifeH7379

Cross-references for Proverbs 17:1

• Proverbs 7:14“I have some sacrificial meat. Today I kept my vows.
• Proverbs 21:9Better to live on a corner of a roof than to share a home with a quarreling woman.

Commentaries on Proverbs 17:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Better 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Sacrifices - The feast accompanied the offerings Proverbs 7:14. Part of the victims were burned upon the altar, the rest was consumed by the worshipper and his friends. The “house full of sacrifices” was therefore one abounding in sumptuous feasts.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Verse 1 These words recommend family love and peace, as needful for the comfort of human life.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-28Pr 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 17:1

• Contentment
• Meekness
• Peace
• Strife

In the dictionaries

• Fine
• Friend
• Glad
• Grief
• Price
• Rule
• Strike
• Proverb
• Proverbs, the Book of
• strife, disputes, quarrel, arguing, conflict

Commentaries on Proverbs 17

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings