Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

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Before · Proverbs 17:12–13

12Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. 13Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

14The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

After · Proverbs 17:15–16

15He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD. 16Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

Read all of Proverbs 17 (28 verses)

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