Proverbs 15:17 meaning and explanation
Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.
Proverbs 15:17, Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 15:17 is a saying from Israel's wisdom tradition, likely collected for teaching the young. It compares two meals: a humble dish of vegetables eaten where love is present, and a fattened ox, the food of a feast, eaten where hatred rules.
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