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Proverbs 17:1

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Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

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  1. Proverbs 17:2

    A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

  2. Proverbs 17:3

    The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.