Proverbs 17:1-3

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

17 Better is a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of feasting [on offered sacrifices] with strife.

² A wise servant shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall share in the inheritance among the brothers.

³ The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tries the hearts.^(A)