Proverbs 15:17-18 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

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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Proverbs 15:17

Devo: Daily Wisdom

"Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred. "

Proverbs 15:17

Devo: Daily Wisdom

"Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred."

Proverbs 15:18

Devo: Daily Wisdom

"A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel."

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