Proverbs 17:1-3 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

1. A dry crust of bread eatenin peace and quietis better than a feast eatenwhere everyone argues.

2. A hard-working slavewill be placed in chargeof a no-good child,and that slave will be giventhe same inheritancethat each child receives.

3. Silver and gold are testedby flames of fire;our thoughts are testedby the Lord.

Proverbs 17