Proverbs 17:14
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- 50 Heb “the beginning of a quarrel”; , “The start of an argument.”
- 51 The verse simply begins with “letting out water.” This phrase is a metaphor, but most English versions have made it a simile (supplying “like” or “as”). R. N. Whybray takes it literally and makes it the subject of the clause: “stealing water starts a quarrel” (Proverbs [], 100). However, the verb more likely means “to let out, set free” and not “to steal,” for which there are clearer words. The image involves a small leak in a container or cistern that starts to spurt out water. The problem will get worse if it is not stopped. Strife is like that. The has “The outpouring of words is the beginning of strife.” This would make it a warning against thoughtless talk.
- 52 The temporal clause is formed with the prepositional “before,” the infinitive construct, and the following subjective genitive. The verb גָּלַע (gala’) means “to expose; to lay bare,” and in the Hitpael “to disclose oneself; to break out.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate,
so stop before a dispute breaks out.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Like the release of water is the beginning of strife;
before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water:
Therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
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