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Proverbs 15:15-17
International Standard Version
Proverbs 15:15-17
International Standard Version
15 The entire life[a] of the afflicted seems disastrous,
but a good heart feasts continuously.
On Contentment and Other Good Things of Life
16 Better is a little accompanied by fear of the Lord
than abundant wealth with turmoil.
17 A vegetarian meal[b] served with love is better
than a big, thick steak[c] with a plateful of[d] animosity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:15 Lit. All the days
- Proverbs 15:17 Lit. A meal of herbs
- Proverbs 15:17 Lit. a fattened ox
- Proverbs 15:17 The Heb. lacks a plateful of
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