Proverbs 15:16-18

Authorized (King James) Version

¹⁶Better is little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble therewith.

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

¹⁸A wrathful man stirreth up strife:
but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Proverbs 15:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great wealth with turmoil.^(A)

¹⁷Better a small serving of vegetables with love
than a fattened calf with hatred.^(B)

¹⁸A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,^(C)
but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.^(D)

Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

KJV reproduced by permission of Cambridge University Press, the Crown’s patentee in the UK.

New International Version (NIV)