Proverbs 15:17-18

¹⁷Better a dish of vegetables where there is love

than a fattened ox with hatred.

¹⁸A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,

but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

— Proverbs 15:17-18

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Illustration of Proverbs 15:18

Illustration of Proverbs 15:18 -- A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel.

Better a meal of vegetables where there...

Illustration of Proverbs 15:17

Illustration of Proverbs 15:17 -- Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred.

Better a meal of vegetables where there...

Illustration of Proverbs 15:17

Illustration of Proverbs 15:17 -- Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred.

Cross References for Proverbs 15:17-18

• Proverbs 15:1
• Proverbs 26:21
• Proverbs 29:22
• Matthew 5:9
• Proverbs 14:29
• Ecclesiastes 10:4
• James 1:19-20
• Proverbs 16:28
• Proverbs 17:1
• Proverbs 10:12

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