Proverbs 17:1
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behaviour.
Webster's Revision
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.
World English Bible
Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than an house full of feasting with strife.
Clarke's Proverbs 17:1 Bible Commentary
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.
Barnes's Proverbs 17:1 Bible Commentary
Sacrifices - 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.
