Daily Bible Verse - 7/6/2007 - Proverbs 17:1

Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
than a house full of feasting, with strife. (NIV)

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. (KJV)

Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it
Than a house full of feasting with strife. (NASB)

Proverbs 17:1

Commentary

A piece of zwieback or dry toast eaten in a relaxed setting is better than a sumptuous meal in an elegant house full of feasting where there is bickering and unhappiness.

MacDonald, William ; Farstad, Arthur: Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New Testaments. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1997, c1995, S. Pr 17:1

Did you know?

Scripture is filled with references to banquets and feasts; very little is said about day-to-day family meals. All evidence, however, points to the custom of two regular meals a day-breakfast, a light meal in the morning, and supper, a heavier meal in the evening.

A. Breakfast. The morning meal was usually eaten sometime between nine o'clock and noon. It was a light meal and consisted of bread, fruits, and cheese.

B. Supper. The principal meal of the day was eaten in the evening. The hot temperatures of the daytime hours in Palestine were somewhat cooled by evening and a more relaxed atmosphere prevailed. Meat, vegetables, butter, and wine were consumed at the evening meal.

Packer, J.I. ; Tenney, Merrill Chapin ; White, William: Nelson's Illustrated Manners and Customs of the Bible. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1997, c1995, S. 467

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Daily Bible Verse - 7/5/2007 - Psalm 117:1-2

Praise the LORD, all you nations;
extol him, all you peoples.

For great is his love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever.
Praise the LORD. (NIV)

O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD (KJV)

Praise the LORD, all nations;
Laud Him, all peoples!
For His lovingkindness is great toward us,
And the truth of the LORD is everlasting.
Praise the LORD! (NASB)

Psalm 117:1-2

Commentary

The seal of redemptive truth is bound up in this diminutive but seminal psalm-its profundity far outdistances its size. This pivotal psalm exhibits 3 distinguishing features: 1) it is the shortest psalm; 2) it is the shortest chapter in the Bible; and 3) it is the middle chapter of the Bible. That God looked redemptively beyond the borders of Israel in the OT is made clear here. The psalm looks back to God's intent for Adam and Eve in Eden (Gen. 1, 2) and looks ahead to the ultimate fulfillment in the new heavens and earth (Rev. 21, 22).

MacArthur, John Jr: The MacArthur Study Bible. electronic ed. Nashville : Word Pub., 1997, c1997, S. Ps 117:1

Did you know?

Today's verses (Psalm 117:1-2) comprise the shortest chapter in the Bible, also the middle chapter, is Psalm 117. It has only two verses.

Miller, Stephen M. ; Gross, Paul: How to Get into the Bible. Nashville : T. Nelson Publishers, 1998, S. 150