Proverbs 17:1

Proverbs 17:1 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

1Better a dry crust with peace and quiet

than a house full of feasting, with strife.

1Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it

Than a house full of feasting with strife.

1Better is a dry morsel [of food served] with quietness and peace

Than a house full of feasting [served] with strife and contention.

1Better a dry morsel in quietness

than a house full of feasting with strife.

1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,

Than a house full of feasting with strife.

1Better is a dry morsell, if peace be with it, then an house full of sacrifices with strife.

1Better is a dry morsel with quietness,

than a house full of feasting with strife.

1It is better to eat a dry crust of bread in peace and quiet

than to eat a big dinner in a house full of fighting.

1It is better to eat a piece of dry bread in a quiet place

than to eat a big feast in a house full of arguments.

1Better [is] a dry morsel, and rest with it, || Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.