Proverbs 17:14
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- beginning
- Proverbs 17:19; Proverbs 26:21; Proverbs 29:22; Judges 12:1–6; 2 Samuel 2:14–17; 2 Samuel 19:41–43; 2 Samuel 20:1–22; 2 Chronicles 10:14–16; 2 Chronicles 13:17; 2 Chronicles 25:17–24; 2 Chronicles 28:6
- leave
- Proverbs 13:10; Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 15:1; Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 19:11; Proverbs 20:3; Proverbs 25:8; Genesis 13:8, 9; Judges 8:1–3; Ecclesiastes 7:8, 9; Matthew 5:39–41; Acts 6:1–5; Acts 15:2–21; Romans 12:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 2 Timothy 2:23, 24; James 3:14–18