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Two adults sit quietly beside a small dry crust and a clay cup on a plain table.
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Proverbs 17:1

A Dry Crust with Peace

Peace at the Table, Faithful Friends, and Restrained Words · Proverbs 17

Story guide: A quiet modest meal contrasts with a crowded feast where tense faces and gestures disturb the company.

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1Better is a dry crust with peace than a house full of sacrificial feasts with strife.

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