Proverbs 15:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.”
Proverbs 15:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 15:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 15:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 15:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.”
Proverbs 15:17 — World English Bible
Proverbs 15:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.”
Proverbs 15:17 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 15:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Better <FI>is<Fi> an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.”
Proverbs 15:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 15:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Better is a meal of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox and hatred therewith.”
Proverbs 15:17 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 15:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Better is a dinner of greene herbes where loue is, then a stalled oxe and hatred therewith.”
Proverbs 15:17 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 15:17 in Context — Proverbs 15
15 Todos os dias do oprimido são maus, mas o coração alegre é [como] um banquete contínuo.
16 Melhor é o pouco tendo o temor ao SENHOR, do que um grande tesouro tendo em si inquietação.
17 Melhor é a comida de hortaliças tendo amor, do que a de boi cevado tendo em si ódio.
18 O homem que fica irritado facilmente gera brigas; mas aquele que demora para se irar apaziguará o confronto.
19 O caminho do preguiçoso é como uma cerca de espinhos; mas a vereda dos corretos é bem aplanada.
What Does Proverbs 15:17 Mean?
Proverbs 15:17 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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