Proverbs 17:1-3

GOD’S WORD Translation

17 Better a bite of dry bread ⌞eaten⌟ in peace
than a family feast filled with strife.
² A wise slave will become master over a son who acts shamefully,
and he will share the inheritance with the brothers.
³ The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold,
but the one who purifies hearts ⌞by fire⌟ is the Lord.