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Proverbs 17:14

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14Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;

so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.g

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Cross references

  1. gMt 5:25–26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The beginning of strife is like letting out water,

so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

To start a conflict is to release a flood;

stop the dispute before it breaks out.

NLTNew Living Translation

Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate,

so stop before a dispute breaks out.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Like the release of water is the beginning of strife;

before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.

KJV 1900King James Version

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water:

Therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.