Proverbs 17:1 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Proverbs 17:1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting [with] strife.

Proverbs 17:2 A wise servant shall rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

Proverbs 17:3 The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but Jehovah trieth the hearts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "better", "morsel", "quietness", "therewith", "than", "house", "full", and "feasting". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "better" and "morsel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "A wise servant shall rule over a...", so "better" and "morsel" should be read forward into that movement. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "better" and "morsel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.