Verse Comparison: Proverbs 17:1
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Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.Amplified® Bible
BETTER IS a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of feasting [on offered sacrifices] with strife.Contemporary English Version
A dry crust of bread eaten in peace and quiet is better than a feast eaten where everyone argues.Darby English Version
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting [with] strife.Good News Bible
Better to eat a dry crust of bread with peace of mind than have a banquet in a house full of trouble.King James Version
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.New American Standard Bible
Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it Than a house full of feasting with strife.New International Version
Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
than a house full of feasting, with strife.New King James Version
Better is a dry morsel with quietness,
Than a house full of feastingwith strife.N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
We find a dry morsel and quietness with it more preferable Than a house full of feasting with strife.Revised Standard Version
Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.Young's Literal Translation
Better `is' a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.
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