Proverbs 17:14⥂
_KJV:
The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
_BSB:
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
_Hebrew:
פּ֣וֹטֵֽר מַ֭יִם רֵאשִׁ֣ית מָד֑וֹן וְלִפְנֵ֥י הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע הָרִ֥יב נְטֽוֹשׁ׃
_LXX:
Greek Text
_Topics:
ADJUDICATION AT LAW • ANGER • PEACE • STRIFE