Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Good a ration of herbs and love there, above an ox of the stall 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.
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.
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
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 15:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
16 Good is little with the fear of Jehovah more than much treasure and confusion with it 17 Good a ration of herbs and love there, above an ox of the stall and hatred with it. 18 A man of wrath will excite strife: and he slow to anger will appease contention.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:1
Good a dry morsel and peace with it, above a house full of sacrifices of contention.
Psalm 133:1-3
Song of ascensions to David. Behold, how good and how pleasant the dwelling of brethren even together.
Proverbs 21:19
Good to dwell in the land of the desert rather than with a woman of contentions and anger.
Matthew 22:4
And again, he sent other servants, saying, Say to the called: Behold, I have prepared my supper; my bulls and stall-fed killed, and all prepared: come to the nuptials.
Luke 15:23
And having brought the fatted calf, sacrifice, and eating, let us be gladdened.
Philippians 2:1
If therefore any consolation in Christ, if any encouragement of love, if any mutual participation of the Spirit, if any compassions and mercies,
1 John 4:16
And we have known and have believed the love which God has in us. God is love; and he remaining in love remains in God, and God in him.