Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Better is a dish of vegetables where love is
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.

King James Version

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

Holman Bible

Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox with hatred.

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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
is a dinner
ארחה 
'aruchah 
Usage: 6

of herbs
ירק 
Yaraq 
Usage: 5

אהבה 
'ahabah 
Usage: 36

is, than a stalled
H75
אבס 
'abac 
Usage: 2

ox
שׁור 
Showr 
ox, bullock, cow, bull, wall
Usage: 78

and hatred
שׂנאה 
sin'ah 
Usage: 17

References

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Smith

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. 17 Better is a dish of vegetables where love is
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.
18 A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he that is slow to anger appeases strife.



Cross References

Proverbs 17:1

Better is a dry morsel in peace than the house of contention full of sacrifices for a feast.

Psalm 133:1-3

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Proverbs 21:19

It is better to dwell in the wilderness than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Matthew 22:4

Again, he sent forth other slaves, saying, Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my bulls and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come unto the marriage.

Luke 15:23

and bring here the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;

Philippians 2:1

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of charity, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

1 John 4:16

And we have known and believed the charity that God has in us. God is charity, and he that abides in charity abides in God, and God in him.

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