Proverbs 17:1 meaning and explanation
Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 17:1, Berean Standard Bible
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This proverb opens the chapter with a comparison drawn from ordinary household life. The speaker is a wisdom teacher, and the saying weighs two homes: one with only a dry scrap of bread but peace, another with abundant food and sacrificial feasts but constant conflict.
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