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 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.