Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred. New Living Translation A bowl of vegetables with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate. English Standard Version Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it. Berean Standard Bible Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred. King James Bible Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. New King James Version Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, Than a fatted calf with hatred. New American Standard Bible Better is a portion of vegetables where there is love, Than a fattened ox served with hatred. NASB 1995 Better is a dish of vegetables where love is Than a fattened ox served with hatred. NASB 1977 Better is a dish of vegetables where love is, Than a fattened ox and hatred with it. Legacy Standard Bible Better is a dish of vegetables where there is love Than a fattened ox and hatred in it. Amplified Bible Better is a dinner of vegetables and herbs where love is present Than a fattened ox served with hatred. Christian Standard Bible Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred. Holman Christian Standard Bible Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred. American Standard Version Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Contemporary English Version A simple meal with love is better than a feast where there is hatred. English Revised Version Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. GOD'S WORD® Translation Better to have a dish of vegetables where there is love than juicy steaks where there is hate. Good News Translation Better to eat vegetables with people you love than to eat the finest meat where there is hate. International Standard Version A vegetarian meal served with love is better than a big, thick steak with a plateful of animosity. Majority Standard Bible Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred. 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBetter [is] an allowance of green herbs and love there, "" Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it. Young's Literal Translation Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it. Smith's Literal Translation Good a ration of herbs and love there, above an ox of the stall and hatred with it. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIt is better to be invited to herbs with love, than to a fatted calf with hatred. Catholic Public Domain Version It is better to be called to vegetables with charity, than to a fatted calf with hatred. New American Bible Better a dish of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it. New Revised Standard Version Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBetter is a dinner of vegetables where love is than fatted steer and hatred with it. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Better is a meal of vegetables and the love of The Name, than Fattened oxen with hatred. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Brenton Septuagint Translation Better is an entertainment of herbs with friendliness and kindness, than a feast of calves, with enmity. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath…16Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil. 17Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred. 18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.… Cross References 1 Corinthians 13:3 If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. 1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. / Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. Romans 12:9-10 Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. / Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. Matthew 6:19-21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Luke 12:15 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Philippians 4:11-12 I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. / I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need. 1 Timothy 6:6-8 Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain. / For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. / But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” James 2:15-16 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? 1 Peter 4:8-9 Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. / Show hospitality to one another without complaining. Ecclesiastes 4:6 Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind. Psalm 37:16 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked. Proverbs 17:1 Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife. Proverbs 21:9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife. Proverbs 21:19 Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife. Treasury of Scripture Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Proverbs 17:1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. Proverbs 21:19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. Psalm 133:1 A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Jump to Previous Allowance Better Calf Dinner Dish Fat Fatted Fattened Green Hate Hatred Herbs Love Meal Ox Served Simple Therewith VegetablesJump to Next Allowance Better Calf Dinner Dish Fat Fatted Fattened Green Hate Hatred Herbs Love Meal Ox Served Simple Therewith VegetablesProverbs 15 1. A gentle answer turns away wrathBetter a dish of vegetables The phrase "Better a dish of vegetables" suggests a simple, humble meal. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a "dish of vegetables" would have been considered a modest offering, often associated with the poor or those of lower social standing. The Hebrew word for "vegetables" (יָרָק, yarak) implies basic sustenance, emphasizing the simplicity and humility of the meal. This phrase sets the stage for a comparison between material wealth and spiritual richness, highlighting that the quality of relationships and the presence of love are more valuable than the abundance of material possessions. where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred "Si potes Archiacis conviva recumbere lectis, "Cum dat oluscula menes minuscula pace quieta, Hebrew Betterט֤וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good a dish אֲרֻחַ֣ת (’ă·ru·ḥaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 737: A meal, allowance of vegetables יָ֭רָק (yā·rāq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3419: Green, a vegetable where שָׁ֑ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither there is love וְאַהֲבָה־ (wə·’a·hă·ḇāh-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 160: Love (noun) than a fattened אָ֝ב֗וּס (’ā·ḇūs) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 75: To feed, fatten ox מִשּׁ֥וֹר (miš·šō·wr) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7794: A head of cattle (bullock, ox, etcetera) with hatred. וְשִׂנְאָה־ (wə·śin·’āh-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8135: Hating, hatred Links Proverbs 15:17 NIVProverbs 15:17 NLT Proverbs 15:17 ESV Proverbs 15:17 NASB Proverbs 15:17 KJV Proverbs 15:17 BibleApps.com Proverbs 15:17 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 15:17 Chinese Bible Proverbs 15:17 French Bible Proverbs 15:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 15:17 Better is a dinner of herbs where (Prov. 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