King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 17:14
“The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 17
12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14
The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.
16
Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?