Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
BEtter * is a drie morſell, and quietneſſe therewith; then an houſe full of || ſacrifices with ſtrife.
בַּיִת , proper patrial adjective, adverb, masculine noun, bayit — a house (value 412)
H1004,
בַּיִת bayith, bah'-yith; probably from H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.):—court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, × great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).house
house, dwelling habitation
shelter or abode of animals
human bodies (fig.)
of Sheol
of abode of light and darkness
of land of Ephraim
place
receptacle
home, house as containing a family
household, family
those belonging to the same household
family of descendants, descendants as organized body
household affairs
inwards (metaph.)
(TWOT) temple
adverb
on the inside
preposition
within
Used in 1712 Verses, 38 Books 2045  Occurrence Count
זֶבַח , masculine noun, zevah — a sacrifice (value 17)
H2077,
זֶבַח zebach, zeh'-bakh; from H2076; properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act):—offer(-ing), sacrifice.sacrifice
sacrifices of righteousness
sacrifices of strife
sacrifices to dead things
the covenant sacrifice
the passover
annual sacrifice
thank offering
Used in 153 Verses, 25 Books 162  Occurrence Count
חָרֵב , adjective, hareyv — dry (value 210)
H2720,
חָרֵב chârêb, khaw-rabe'; from H2717; parched or ruined:—desolate, dry, waste.Used in 8 Verses, 5 Books 8  Occurrence Count
טוֹב , adjective, feminine noun, masculine noun, tov — pleasant, agreeable, good (value 17)
H2896,
טוֹב ṭôwb, tobe; from H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).adjective
good, pleasant, agreeable
pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
pleasant (to the higher nature)
good, excellent (of its kind)
good, rich, valuable in estimation
good, appropriate, becoming
better (comparative)
glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
good, kind, benign
good, right (ethical)
masculine noun
a good thing, benefit, welfare
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things (collective)
good, benefit
moral good
feminine noun
welfare, benefit, good things
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things (collective)
bounty
Used in 521 Verses, 35 Books 561  Occurrence Count
מָלֵא , adjective, maleyʾ — full (value 71)
H4392,
מָלֵא mâlêʼ, maw-lay'; from H4390; full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully:—× she that was with child, fill(-ed, -ed with), full(-ly), multitude, as is worth.full, fulness, that which fills
fully (adv)
Used in 57 Verses, 14 Books 58  Occurrence Count
פַּת , feminine noun, pat — fragment, bit, morsel (value 480)
H6595,
פַּת path, path; from H6626; a bit:—meat, morsel, piece.fragment, bit, morsel (of bread), piece
Used in 15 Verses, 11 Books 15  Occurrence Count
רִיב , masculine noun, riyv — strife, dispute (value 212)
H7379,
רִיב rîyb, reeb; or רִב rib; from H7378; a contest (personal or legal):— adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.strife, controversy, dispute
strife, quarrel
dispute, controversy, case at law
Used in 60 Verses, 17 Books 61  Occurrence Count
שַׁלְוָה , feminine noun, shalva — quietness, ease (value 341)
H7962,
שַׁלְוָה shalvâh, shal-vaw'; from H7951; security (genuine or false):—abundance, peace(-ably), prosperity, quietness.quietness, ease, prosperity
Used in 8 Verses, 5 Books 8  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 17:1Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| ט֤וֹב פַּ֣ת חֲ֭רֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה־בָ֑הּ מִ֝בַּ֗יִת מָלֵ֥א זִבְחֵי־רִֽיב׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Better |
H2896tov |
טוֹב |
17 |
| is a dry |
H2720hareyv |
חָרֵב |
210 |
| morsel, |
H6595pat |
פַּת |
480 |
| and quietness |
H7962shalva |
שַׁלְוָה |
341 |
| therewith, than an house |
H1004bayit |
בַּיִת |
412 |
| full |
H4392maleyʾ |
מָלֵא |
71 |
| of sacrifices |
H2077zevah |
זֶבַח |
17 |
| with strife. |
H7379riyv |
רִיב |
212 |
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