Proverbs 17:1
BETTER is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
¶ *‖Better is a drie morsell, and quietnesse therewith; then an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, good cheere.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 15.17.
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Proverbs 17:1
Sense 1: More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree. Sense 2: To improve or make better.
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Sense 1: Without moisture. Sense 2: To become or make free from moisture.
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A piece; a meal; something to be eaten.
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A state of rest; stillness.
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1. By means of or using that. 2. With or together with that.
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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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sacrifices
Sense 1: Offerings presented to God. Sense 2: Acts of presenting such offerings or things devoted to God.
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1BETTER is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
1¶ *‖Better is a drie morsell, and quietnesse therewith; then an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Selected passage2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
2A wise seruant shall haue rule ouer a son that causeth shame: and shall haue part of the inheritance among the brethren.