Proverbs 17:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Better a bit of dry bread in peace, than a house full of feasting and violent behaviour.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:17 : 17 Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it.
  • Prov 21:9 : 9 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
  • Prov 21:19 : 19 It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.
  • Ps 37:16 : 16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 15:16-18
    3 verses
    78%

    16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

    17 Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it.

    18 An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

  • Eccl 4:6
    78%

    6 One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.

  • Prov 25:24
    75%

    24 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

  • Prov 21:9
    75%

    9 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

  • Prov 17:14
    74%

    14 The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.

  • Prov 21:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19 It is better to be living in a waste land, than with a bitter-tongued and angry woman.

    20 There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

  • Prov 16:8
    73%

    8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

  • Prov 17:2
    72%

    2 A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

  • Eccl 9:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    17 The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.

    18 Wisdom is better than instruments of war, but one sinner is the destruction of much good.

  • Prov 15:1
    70%

    1 By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

  • Prov 20:3
    70%

    3 It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

  • Prov 19:1
    70%

    1 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

  • Prov 16:19
    70%

    19 Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.

  • Prov 19:13-15
    3 verses
    69%

    13 A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.

    14 House and wealth are a heritage from fathers, but a wife with good sense is from the Lord.

    15 Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

  • Prov 22:10
    69%

    10 Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.

  • Prov 21:14
    69%

    14 By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.

  • Eccl 7:5
    69%

    5 It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

  • Prov 17:27
    69%

    27 He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

  • Prov 13:10
    68%

    10 The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

  • Prov 26:20
    68%

    20 Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.

  • Prov 13:23
    68%

    23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

  • Job 13:5
    68%

    5 If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom!

  • Eccl 5:1
    68%

    1 Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.

  • Prov 15:27
    68%

    27 He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

  • Eccl 7:2
    68%

    2 It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.

  • Prov 25:17
    67%

    17 Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.

  • Eccl 6:7
    67%

    7 All the work of man is for his mouth, and still he has a desire for food.

  • Prov 16:32
    67%

    32 He who is slow to be angry is better than a man of war, and he who has control over his spirit than he who takes a town.

  • Eccl 4:13
    67%

    13 A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.

  • Prov 26:17
    67%

    17 He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.

  • Prov 29:17
    67%

    17 Give your son training, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul.

  • Prov 12:9
    67%

    9 He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

  • Prov 11:29
    67%

    29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

  • Prov 27:15
    67%

    15 Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman.

  • Prov 28:25
    67%

    25 He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

  • Prov 27:7
    67%

    7 The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.

  • Prov 9:17
    67%

    17 Drink taken without right is sweet, and food in secret is pleasing.

  • Prov 16:16
    67%

    16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

  • Prov 15:6
    67%

    6 In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

  • Prov 10:19
    67%

    19 Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

  • Eccl 10:17
    66%

    17 Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting.

  • Prov 14:29
    66%

    29 He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.