Parallel Verses
King James Version
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
New American Standard Bible
Than a
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.
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 the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. 17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. 18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Cross References
Proverbs 17:1
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Psalm 133:1-3
{A Song of degrees of David.} 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 servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
Luke 15:23
And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
Philippians 2:1
If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
1 John 4:16
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.