The Meaning of Proverbs 17:1 Explained

Proverbs 17:1

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

YLT: Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.

Darby: Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting with strife.

ASV: Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 17:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 17

1  Contrasts between the Righteous and the Wicked

What do the individual words in Proverbs 17:1 mean?

Better [is] a morsel dry and quietness with Than a house full of feasting [with] strife
ט֤וֹב פַּ֣ת חֲ֭רֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה־ בָ֑הּ מִ֝בַּ֗יִת מָלֵ֥א זִבְחֵי־ רִֽיב

ט֤וֹב  Better  [is] 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
פַּ֣ת  a  morsel 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: פַּת 
Sense: fragment, bit, morsel (of bread), piece.
חֲ֭רֵבָה  dry 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: חָרֵב  
Sense: waste, desolate, dry.
וְשַׁלְוָה־  and  quietness 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שַׁלְוָה  
Sense: quietness, ease, prosperity.
מִ֝בַּ֗יִת  Than  a  house 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
מָלֵ֥א  full 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: מָלֵא  
Sense: full, fullness, that which fills.
זִבְחֵי־  of  feasting  [with] 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: זֶבַח  
Sense: sacrifice.
רִֽיב  strife 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: רִיב 
Sense: strife, controversy, dispute.

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