Proverbs 15:17
ContextNET © | Better a meal of vegetables where there is love 1 than a fattened ox where there is hatred. 2 |
NIV © | Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred. |
NASB © | Better is a dish of vegetables where love is Than a fattened ox served with hatred. |
NLT © | A bowl of soup with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate. |
MSG © | Better a bread crust shared in love than a slab of prime rib served in hate. |
BBE © | Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it. |
NRSV © | Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it. |
NKJV © | Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, Than a fatted calf with hatred. |
KJV | |
NASB © | |
HEBREW | |
LXXM | |
NET © [draft] ITL | |
NET © | Better a meal of vegetables where there is love 1 than a fattened ox where there is hatred. 2 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “and love there.” This clause is a circumstantial clause introduced with vav, that becomes “where there is love.” The same construction is used in the second colon. 2 sn Again the saying concerns troublesome wealth: Loving relationships with simple food are better than a feast where there is hatred. The ideal, of course, would be loving family and friends with a great meal in addition, but this proverb is only comparing two things. |