Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife. an house Proverbs 7:14 Therefore I am come out to meet thee, desirous to see thee, and I have found thee. sacrifices Proverbs 21:9,19 It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house. . . . Context Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness1Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife.2A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren.… Cross References Proverbs 15:17 It is better to be invited to herbs with love, than to a fatted calf with hatred. Proverbs 17:2 A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren. Lexicon Betterט֤וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good a dry חֲ֭רֵבָה (ḥă·rê·ḇāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2720: Parched, ruined morsel פַּ֣ת (paṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6595: Fragment, bit, morsel in quietness וְשַׁלְוָה־ (wə·šal·wāh-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7962: Quietness, ease than a house מִ֝בַּ֗יִת (mib·ba·yiṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house full of מָלֵ֥א (mā·lê) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4392: Full, filling, fulness, fully feasting זִבְחֵי־ (ziḇ·ḥê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice with strife. רִֽיב׃ (rîḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7379: Strife, dispute Additional Translations Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife. Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house full of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife. Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting [with] strife. Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than an house full of feasting with strife. Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of sacrifices with strife. Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife. Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife. Jump to Previous Behaviour Better Bit Bread Crust Dry Feasting Full House Morsel Peace Quiet Quietness Rest Sacrifices Strife Therewith ViolentJump to Next Behaviour Better Bit Bread Crust Dry Feasting Full House Morsel Peace Quiet Quietness Rest Sacrifices Strife Therewith ViolentLinks Proverbs 17:1 NIVProverbs 17:1 NLT Proverbs 17:1 ESV Proverbs 17:1 NASB Proverbs 17:1 KJV Proverbs 17:1 Bible Apps Proverbs 17:1 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 17:1 Chinese Bible Proverbs 17:1 French Bible Proverbs 17:1 German Bible Alphabetical: a and Better crust dry feasting full house is it morsel of peace quiet quietness strife than with OT Poetry: Proverbs 17:1 Better is a dry morsel with quietness (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |