Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Better is an allowance of herbs, and love, there, than a fatted ox, and hatred therewith.
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.
A Conservative Version
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox and hatred with it.
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.
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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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 15:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
16 Better is a little, with the reverence of Yahweh, than great treasure, and disquietude therewith. 17 Better is an allowance of herbs, and love, there, than a fatted ox, and hatred therewith. 18 A wrathful man, stirreth up strife, but, he that is slow to anger, calmeth contention.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:1
Better a dry morsel, and peace therewith, than a house full of contentious sacrifices.
Psalm 133:1-3
Lo! how good and how delightful, for brethren, to dwell together even as one.
Proverbs 21:19
Better to dwell in a desert land, than with a woman, quarrelsome and provoking.
Matthew 22:4
Again, sent he other servants, saying - Say to the invited, Lo! my dinner, have I prepared, mine oxen and my fatlings, are slain, - and, all things, are, ready: Come ye into the marriage-feast.
Luke 15:23
And be bringing the fatted calf, sacrifice! and let us eat and make merry:
Philippians 2:1
If there be, therefore, any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any tender affections and compassions,
1 John 4:16
And, we, have come to understand and to trust the love which, God, hath, in us. God, is, love; and, he that abideth in love, in God, abideth, and, God, in him abideth.