Proverbs 15:17

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

Cross-reference

Proverbs 17:1 closely mirrors the contrast: a dry morsel with quiet is better than feasting with strife, echoing the same principle.

Proverbs 21:9 similarly values peace over material comfort — a corner of the roof is better than a house with conflict.

Proverbs 21:19 extends the theme of preferring peace to conflict, even to solitude over a quarrelsome spouse.

Psalm 133:1-3 celebrates the goodness of brotherly unity, providing a positive counterpoint to the hatred contrasted in Proverbs.

Psalm 37:16 Parallel

Psalm 37:16 echoes the same 'better little with righteousness than abundance of wicked' — a direct parallel to love over hatred.

Ecclesiastes 4:6 parallels the theme: a handful of quietness is better than two hands full of toil and striving.