World English Bible
Proverbs 17:14
“The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 17
12
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13
Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14
The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
15
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.
16
Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?