Proverbs 15:17

Love; true friendship and kindness between those that eat together.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A dinner of herbs - The meals of the poor and the abstemious. The “stalled ox,” like the “fatted calf” of Luke 15:23 , would indicate a stately...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 15. This chapter makes no new departure. Proverbs concerning the moral government of the world again occupy the chief place. One ( Proverb...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Better is a dinner of herbs - Great numbers of indigent Hindoos...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Better is a dinner of herbs— They eat very little meat in the east in comparison with what we do: bread, dibbs, leban, butter, rice, and a very l...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Better (is) a dinner (Hebrew, 'ªruchat ( H737 ) - a...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Grievous ] i.e. annoying. 'If one pour in hot water let the other pour in cold.'
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A stalled ox ] is one kept up and fattened for slaughter.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 16 A PASSIONATE DISPOSITION "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but a grievous word stirreth up anger." In the LXX there is another clause...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Kind Words and Glad Hearts Proverbs 15:1-17 A soft answer; the tongue of the wise; a wholesome tongue; the lips of the wise; the prayer of th...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 15:11 . This is a simple method of drawing attention to God's perfect knowledge of all the deepest and hidden things. If that which i...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. All the days of the afflicted are evil: bu...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Better [is] a dinner of herbs, where love is ,.... What Plautus i calls "asperam et terrestrem caenam", "a harsh and earthly supper", made of what g...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Better [is] a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Ver. 17. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is. ] Mensa...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord Which gives a man tranquillity and comfort in what he hath; than great treasure and trouble therewith...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

16 Better is little with the fear of the L ORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. 17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Man Of Understanding Overcomes Adverse Circumstances And Enjoys A Life Of Pleasantness Whilst The Fool Continually Experiences Trouble ( Proverb...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 15:17 . Dinner of herbs , literally “a traveller’s meal.” Proverbs 15:18 . Stirreth up , lit. “mixes,” implying the...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 15:1 . A soft answer turneth away wrath. It bows to the tempest, it names a mitigating circumstance, it gives a favourable turn to miscon...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath . Two things are here to be observed: an answer should be given—the injured pers...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 17. Better is a dinner of herbs, a portion of the very simplest food, where love is, where a person is in the midst of his loved ones, than a...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 4:16 ; Philippians 2:1 ; Proverbs 17:1 ; Proverbs 21:19 ; Psalms 133:1-3

¹⁷ Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 15:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 15:17