Proverbs 15:17

Webster's Bible (1833)

Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a fattened calf with hatred.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:1 : 1 Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife.
  • Prov 21:19 : 19 It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.
  • Matt 22:4 : 4 Again he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "Behold, I have made ready my dinner. My oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast!"'
  • Luke 15:23 : 23 Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;
  • Phil 2:1 : 1 If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,
  • 1 John 4:16 : 16 We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
  • Ps 133:1-3 : 1 > See how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to live together in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil on the head, That ran down on the beard, Even Aaron's beard; That came down on the edge of his robes; 3 Like the dew of Hermon, That comes down on the hills of Zion: For there Yahweh gives the blessing, Even life forevermore.

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