Proverbs 15:17-19

New Century Version

¹⁷It is better to eat vegetables with those who love you
than to eat meat with those who hate you.

¹⁸People with quick tempers cause trouble,
but those who control their tempers stop a quarrel.

¹⁹A lazy person’s life is like a patch of thorns,
but an honest person’s life is like a smooth highway.

Proverbs 15:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷Better a small serving of vegetables with love
than a fattened calf with hatred.^(A)

¹⁸A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,^(B)
but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.^(C)

¹⁹The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,^(D)
but the path of the upright is a highway.

New Century Version (NCV)

New International Version (NIV)