Proverbs 17:1
Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house full of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
In Context
2A wise servant shall have rule over foolish masters, and shall divide portions among brethren.
Cross References
Psalms 37:16For I said, Lest my enemies rejoice against me: for when my feet were moved, they spoke boastingly against me. 1
Proverbs 15:16Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without the fear of the Lord.
Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome and talkative and passionate woman.