Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

An house

General references

Bible References

A dry

Proverbs 15:17

Better is a dinner of vegetables and herbs where love is present
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.
Psalm 37:16

Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).

An house

Proverbs 7:14

“I have peace offerings with me;
Today I have paid my vows.

With

Proverbs 21:9

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]
Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.

General references

Proverbs 15:17

Better is a dinner of vegetables and herbs where love is present
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.
Ecclesiastes 4:6
One hand full of rest and patience is better than two fists full of labor and chasing after the wind.