17 Better a small serving of vegetables with love
    than a fattened calf with hatred.(A)

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

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17 (A)Better is a dinner of [a]herbs where love is,
Than a fatted calf with hatred.

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  1. Proverbs 15:17 Or vegetables

17 (A)Better is a dinner of herbs where love is
    than (B)a fattened ox and hatred with it.

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16 Better the little that the righteous have
    than the wealth(A) of many wicked;
17 for the power of the wicked will be broken,(B)
    but the Lord upholds(C) the righteous.

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16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

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16 (A)A little that a righteous man has
Is better than the riches of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
But the Lord upholds the righteous.

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16 (A)Better is the little that the righteous has
    than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For (B)the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
    but the Lord (C)upholds the righteous.

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A person’s riches may ransom their life,
    but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.(A)

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The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

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The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
But the poor does not hear rebuke.

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The ransom of a man's life is his wealth,
    but a poor man (A)hears no threat.

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Better a little with righteousness
    than much gain(A) with injustice.(B)

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Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

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(A)Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.

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(A)Better is a little with righteousness
    than great revenues with injustice.

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17 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
    than a house full of feasting, with strife.(A)

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

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The Lord Tests Hearts

17 Better is (A)a dry morsel with quietness,
Than a house full of [a]feasting with strife.

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  1. Proverbs 17:1 Or sacrificial meals

17 (A)Better is a dry morsel with quiet
    than a house full of feasting[a] with strife.

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  1. Proverbs 17:1 Hebrew sacrifices