Proverbs 17:1

1 1Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting[a] with strife.

Proverbs 17:1 In-Context

1 Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
3 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts.
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
5 Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

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