Proverbs 15:17
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 15
“Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.”Proverbs 15:17
What Does Proverbs 15:17 Mean?
Proverbs 15:17 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 15, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 15:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 17:1“Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.”Philippians 2:14“Do all things without murmurings and disputings:”Proverbs 21:9“It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.”Romans 14:2“For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.”Proverbs 21:19“It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.”Genesis 16:6“But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.”1 Samuel 20:24“So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.”Jeremiah 46:21“Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation.”Psalms 133:1“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!”Matthew 22:4“Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.”Philippians 2:1“If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,”1 John 4:16“And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.”Luke 15:23“And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:”
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