Proverbs 15:17-19

Expanded Bible

¹⁷ It is better to eat vegetables with those who love you
than ·to eat meat [^Lan ox of the stall] with those who hate you.

¹⁸ People with quick tempers cause ·trouble [conflict],
but ·those who control their tempers [patient people] stop ·a quarrel [accusations].

¹⁹ A lazy person’s ·life [^Lpath] is like a patch of thorns,
but an ·honest [virtuous] person’s ·life [path] is like a smooth highway.