Our Favorite Proverbs: Proverbs 17:1
by David Chadwick
"Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife." Proverbs 17:1
Better is a dry, crusty morsel of bread in a peaceful home than a house with delicious food and delicacies that is full of strife.
Strife. Defined as "conflict or an angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues," strife ruins relationships. It hinders momentum and stops the Gospel from moving forward. Biblically, in James 3:16, strife is also called "selfish ambition."
If pride is the root of all evil, I would argue strife is one of the most wicked fruits that comes from…
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