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

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Sacrifices - The feast accompanied the offerings (Proverbs 7:14). Part of the victims were burned upon the altar; the rest was c…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A house full of sacrifices.— Possibly the same as the “peace offerings” of Proverbs 7:14 (where see note). The consumption of thes…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness therewith

A small quantity of bread; a broken piece of bread, as the word …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

These words recommend family love and peace, as necessary for the comfort of human life.

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