Proverbs 15:17

“Better [is] a dinner of herbs, where love is, etc.] What Plautusf443 calls “asperam et terrestrem caenam”, “a harsh and earthly supper”, made of what grows out of the earth; which is got without much cost or care, and dressed with little trouble; a traveller’s dinner, as the wordf444 signifies, and a poor one too to travel upon, such as is easily obtained, and presently cooked, and comes cheap. Now, where there are love and good nature in the host that prepares this dinner; or in a family that partakes of such an one, having no better; or among guests invited, who eat friendly together; or in the person that invites them, who receives them cheerfully, and heartily bids them welcome: such a…”

“dinner--or, "allowance" (Kg2 25:30) -- of herbs--and that the plainest. and hatred--(compare Pro 10:12, Pro 10:18).”

“A dinner of herbs - The meals of the poor and the abstemious. The “stalled ox,” like the “fatted calf” of Luke 15:23, would indicate a stately magnificence. return to 'Top of Page'”

“15:17 This better than proverb shows the relative value of wealth. A substantial meal (steak) is good, but love is better.”

“Pro 17:1, Pro 21:19; Psa 133:1-3; Phi 2:1; Jo1 4:16 Proverbs 15:18”