Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox and hatred with it.
New American Standard Bible
Than a
King James Version
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Holman Bible
than a fattened ox
International Standard Version
A vegetarian meal served with love is better than a big, thick steak with a plateful of animosity.
American Standard Version
Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Amplified
Better is a dinner of vegetables and herbs where love is present
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.
Bible in Basic English
Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it.
Darby Translation
Better is a meal of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox and hatred therewith.
Julia Smith Translation
Good a ration of herbs and love there, above an ox of the stall and hatred with it.
King James 2000
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox with hatred.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Better [is] a dinner of vegetables when love [is] there than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
Modern King James verseion
Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred with it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Better is a mess of pottage with love; than a fat ox with evil will.
NET Bible
Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox where there is hatred.
New Heart English Bible
Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
The Emphasized Bible
Better is an allowance of herbs, and love, there, than a fatted ox, and hatred therewith.
Webster
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred with it.
World English Bible
Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
Youngs Literal Translation
Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.
Themes
the Diet of the jews » Articles used for » Herbs
the Diet of the jews » Of the poor, frugal
Hate » The place where there is hatred
Love » The place where there is love
Love to man » Necessary to true happiness
Oxen » Illustrative » (stall fed,) of sumptuous living
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Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 15:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
16 Better is little with the fear of LORD, than great treasure and trouble with it. 17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox and hatred with it. 18 A wrathful man stirs up contention, but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:1
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of feasting with strife.
Psalm 133:1-3
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!
Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
Matthew 22:4
Again he sent forth other bondmen, saying, Speak to those who were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and my fatlings have been killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding festivities.
Luke 15:23
And having brought the fatted calf, kill it, and having eaten, we will be cheerful,
Philippians 2:1
If therefore any exhortation is in Christ, if any encouragement of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
1 John 4:16
And we know, and have believed the love that God has in us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.