Pro 17:1 | Clarke | e4.org | CHAPTER XVII Contentment. The wise servant. The Lord tries the heart. Children a crown to their parents. We should hide our neighbour's faults. The poor should not be despised. Litigations and quarrels to be avoided. Wealth is useless to a fool. The good friend. A fool may pass for a wise man when he holds his peace. NOTES ON CHAP. XVII Verse 1. Better is a dry morsel ] Peace and contentment, and especially domestic peace , are beyond all other blessings. A house full of sacrifices ] A Hindoo priest, who officiates at a festival, sometimes receives so many offerings that his house is filled with them , so that many of them are damaged before they can be used.- Ward .

‏ Proverbs 17:1

CHAPTER XVII

Contentment. The wise servant. The Lord tries the heart. Children a crown to their parents. We should hide our neighbour's faults. The poor should not be despised. Litigations and quarrels to be avoided. Wealth is useless to a fool. The good friend. A fool may pass for a wise man when he holds his peace.

NOTES ON CHAP. XVII

Verse 1. Better is a dry morsel] Peace and contentment, and especially domestic peace, are beyond all other blessings.

A house full of sacrifices] A Hindoo priest, who officiates at a festival, sometimes receives so many offerings that his house is filled with them, so that many of them are damaged before they can be used.-Ward.