Proverbs 17:14 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁴ If you start an argument, it is like breaking a hole in a dam. So stop the argument before it becomes bigger and bigger.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is as when water first trickles [from a crack in a dam]; therefore stop contention before it becomes worse and quarreling breaks out.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ The start of a quarrel is like letting out water, so drop the dispute before it breaks out.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ Whoever releases the water is the head of the conflict. And just before he suffers contempt, he abandons judgment.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: before he suffereth reproach he forsaketh judgment.

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