Pro 15:17 | MHM | STEP | v. 17 : After holiness, love is also important for a comfortable life. If people live together in unity and friendship, even a dinner of herbs can feel like a feast (Psalm 133:1 ). Love makes even simple meals enjoyable. But if there is hatred or strife, even a meal with a whole ox brings no joy. Anger and bitterness ruin everything. It is better to have a simple meal with a kind welcome than a fancy feast with an unfriendly host. The lesson is simple: The most sumptuous entertainment, presented with a sullen brow, would offend me; while the plainest repast, presented kindly, would delight me. True joy comes from a loving heart, not from riches.

‏ Proverbs 15:17

v. 17: After holiness, love is also important for a comfortable life. If people live together in unity and friendship, even a dinner of herbscan feel like a feast (Psalm 133:1 ^a). Love makes even simple meals enjoyable. But if there is hatred or strife, even a meal with a whole oxbrings no joy. Anger and bitterness ruin everything. It is better to have a simple meal with a kind welcome than a fancy feast with an unfriendly host.

The lesson is simple: The most sumptuous entertainment, presented with a sullen brow, would offend me; while the plainest repast, presented kindly, would delight me.True joy comes from a loving heart, not from riches.